M1.7 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 11, 1986, 12:50 AM HST (10:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-11 10:50:55 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.322° N, 155.249° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.816 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.912 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.79 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.33 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.021 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
The first 60 of 194.
Before
- 1.82 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv210655. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.