Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 8:25 AM HST (18:25 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 3 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 18:25:19 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.420° N, 155.275° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.03 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.942 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.744 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.98 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.914 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.613 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.515 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.113 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.22 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.014 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.412 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.05 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.827 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.09 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.92 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.12 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.33 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.714 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv218135. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.