M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 11, 1986, 3:04 PM HST (01:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-12 01:04:34 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.523° N, 155.312° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 325°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.66 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.817 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.89 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.620 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.527 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.819 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.91 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.727 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.327 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.87 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.316 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.317 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.619 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv212063. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.