Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 20, 1986, 3:44 AM HST (13:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-20 13:44:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.310° N, 155.226° 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
73°
Stations used
37

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. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.68 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.853 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.449 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14695 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.430 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14695 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14694 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14693 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14693 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.25 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.424 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14691 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14691 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.013 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14691 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14691 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.811 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14690 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14689 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14689 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14687 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14687 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14687 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14687 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14687 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14686 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14686 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14686 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14686 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 4.31 km WNW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14685 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.50 km NNW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.70 km NW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14685 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14684 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14684 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14683 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.111 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14683 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.716 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.03 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.719 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.925 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.05 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.93 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.32 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv216988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.