M1.7 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 20, 1986, 10:06 AM HST

UTC

1986-02-20 20:06:59 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.321° N, 155.167° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 21, 4:17 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.717 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 21, 8:42 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 21, 10:02 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 21, 11:11 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 2:41 AM HST · 14823 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 2:55 AM HST · 14823 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 2:55 AM HST · 14823 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 10:13 PM HST · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 5:14 AM HST · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 7:49 AM HST · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 10:14 AM HST · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 1:57 PM HST · 14822 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
13. 1.924 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 8:20 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 10:47 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 25, 5:39 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.322 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 8:49 AM HST · 14820 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 2:54 PM HST · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 5:30 PM HST · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 10:10 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 1:03 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:37 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:44 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.722 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 6:35 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:10 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:20 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
26. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 6:39 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
27. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 9:21 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
28. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 4:27 AM HST · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 12:40 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
30. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 12:57 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
31. 1.619 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 1:11 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 1:13 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 6:56 PM HST · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 1:32 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 2:27 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
36. 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 4:39 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 9:41 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
38. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 11:10 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 2, 7:51 AM HST · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 2, 4:09 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 4:11 AM HST · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 5:09 PM HST · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 7:36 PM HST · 14814 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 9:21 PM HST · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 5:08 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.826 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 6:26 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
47. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 3:00 PM HST · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 9:50 PM HST · 14813 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
49. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 3:44 AM HST · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 11:36 AM HST · 14813 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 2:40 PM HST · 14813 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 6:14 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.416 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 10:44 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:15 AM HST · 14812 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
55. 1.63 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:17 AM HST · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
56. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:49 AM HST · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 9:08 PM HST · 14811 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
58. 1.67 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 7:23 AM HST · 14810 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HISat, Mar 8, 5:38 PM HST · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
60. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 6:07 PM HST · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.79 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Feb 20, 6:35 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 20, 6:34 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 9:17 PM HST · 14826 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 11:58 AM HST · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.614 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 3:03 AM HST · 14827 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 2:02 AM HST · 14827 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 18, 4:37 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.611 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 17, 4:05 PM HST · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 2:52 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 1:21 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 4:13 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 3:23 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 2:58 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 11:35 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 9:15 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 7:38 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 1:14 PM HST · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 6:39 AM HST · 14831 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.719 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 2:58 AM HST · 14831 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.320 km SSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 7:24 PM HST · 14831 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209484. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.