Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 17, 1986, 1:21 AM HST (11:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-17 11:21:33 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.516° N, 155.385° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.821 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14725 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.610 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.317 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14724 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14723 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.836 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.814 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.815 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.410 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.114 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.04 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.214 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14721 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.614 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 3.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.919 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14718 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14717 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14717 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.114 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14717 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.81 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.07 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14716 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.024 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14716 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv214447. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.