Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 19, 1986, 10:42 PM HST (08:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-20 08:42:25 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.199° N, 155.179° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14799 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14799 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.021 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 3.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.09 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14790 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.826 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14787 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.512 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.68 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.914 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14784 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.611 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.33 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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