Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 23, 1986, 2:41 AM HST (12:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 25 km W of Volcano, HI. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-23 12:41:01 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.395° N, 155.264° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.82 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.816 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.912 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.79 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.18 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.33 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.611 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.712 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.627 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.317 km NW of Kalaoa, HI · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209685. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.