M1.7 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 28, 1986, 11:15 PM HST (09:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-29 09:15:53 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.427° N, 155.399° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 20
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 115 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.827 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.09 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.92 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.12 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.33 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.714 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.60 km NNE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.813 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.623 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.621 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.810 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.322 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.318 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.62 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.81 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.35 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 2.412 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.014 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.22 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv219558. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.