Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jul 23, 1986, 6:36 AM HST (16:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-23 16:36:11 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.329° N, 155.191° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
23

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. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14651 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.830 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14649 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.39 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14648 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.327 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.612 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.71 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.818 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.112 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14644 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.38 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.23 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.59 km NNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.76 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.610 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.018 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv219322. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.