M3.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 9:21 PM HST

UTC

1986-02-28 07:21:14 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.317° N, 155.188° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

47

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 4:27 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 12:40 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 12:57 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.619 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 1:11 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 1:13 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 28, 6:56 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 1:32 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 2:27 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 4:39 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 9:41 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 1, 11:10 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 2, 7:51 AM HST · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 2, 4:09 PM HST · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 4:11 AM HST · 14822 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 5:09 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 7:36 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 3, 9:21 PM HST · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 5:08 AM HST · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
19. 1.826 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 6:26 AM HST · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 3:00 PM HST · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, HawaiiTue, Mar 4, 9:50 PM HST · 14820 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
22. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 3:44 AM HST · 14820 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 11:36 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 2:40 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 6:14 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.416 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 5, 10:44 PM HST · 14819 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
27. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:15 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
28. 1.63 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:17 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
29. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 5:49 AM HST · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 6, 9:08 PM HST · 14818 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.67 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 7:23 AM HST · 14817 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HISat, Mar 8, 5:38 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
33. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 6:07 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.918 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 6:22 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 6:52 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
36. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 8, 7:10 PM HST · 14816 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 9, 1:01 AM HST · 14816 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 9, 2:24 PM HST · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 9, 11:53 PM HST · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
40. 1.82 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 10, 7:05 AM HST · 14815 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
41. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 12:50 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 1:42 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
43. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 8:20 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.219 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 10:49 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 10:56 AM HST · 14814 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 12:09 PM HST · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 1:28 PM HST · 14813 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 11, 1:40 PM HST · 14813 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
49. 1.816 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 10:34 AM HST · 14813 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
50. 2.123 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 11:16 AM HST · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
51. 3.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 12:29 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 12:33 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 12:40 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 12:55 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
55. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 1:33 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
56. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 1:40 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.69 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 8:31 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 12, 11:32 PM HST · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.912 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 13, 4:36 AM HST · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 13, 4:41 PM HST · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 6:39 PM HST · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:20 PM HST · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:10 PM HST · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.722 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 6:35 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:44 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 2:37 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 27, 1:03 AM HST · 14826 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 10:10 PM HST · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 5:30 PM HST · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 2:54 PM HST · 14826 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.322 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Feb 26, 8:49 AM HST · 14827 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 25, 5:39 PM HST · 14827 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 10:47 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
14. 1.924 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 8:20 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 1:57 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 10:14 AM HST · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 7:49 AM HST · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 24, 5:14 AM HST · 14829 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 10:13 PM HST · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 23, 2:55 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209965. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.