Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 6, 1986, 5:15 AM HST (15:15 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-06 15:15:12 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.405° N, 155.276° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
14

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. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.712 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.627 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.317 km NW of Kalaoa, HI · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14794 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.021 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14788 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14788 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.031 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.09 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.826 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.512 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv210373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.