Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 5:15 PM HST (03:15 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-06 03:15:42 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.411° N, 155.293° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.36 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.03 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.942 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.744 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.98 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.914 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.613 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.515 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.113 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.22 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.014 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.412 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.05 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.827 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.09 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.92 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv218016. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.