Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 16, 1986, 10:46 AM HST (20:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-16 20:46:12 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.484° N, 155.449° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
15

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. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.819 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.91 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.727 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.327 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.87 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.316 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.610 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.317 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.619 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.117 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.421 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14744 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.94 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14744 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.617 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.710 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 3.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.923 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.94 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv212410. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.