Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 4, 1986, 12:57 PM HST (22:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-04 22:57:31 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.303° N, 155.217° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.216 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.95 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14765 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.16 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.518 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.819 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.224 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.53 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.111 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.419 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.97 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.39 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.36 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.013 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.015 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.66 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.97 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.817 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.89 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.620 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.527 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv211744. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.