Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, May 8, 1986, 5:47 AM HST (15:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 15:47:24 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.417° N, 155.321° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
18

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. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.519 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.417 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.26 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 14736 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.315 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.015 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14735 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14734 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.254 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14733 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14732 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.84 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14731 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14731 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.517 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.714 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.91 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.97 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14728 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.812 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.99 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.116 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.821 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.610 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.317 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv213896. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.