Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 17, 1986, 12:55 PM HST (22:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-17 22:55:29 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.477° N, 155.475° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
21

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. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.91 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.727 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.327 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.87 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.316 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.610 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.317 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.619 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.117 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.421 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14744 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.94 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.617 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.710 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 3.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14742 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.923 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.94 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14740 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv212496. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.