Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Apr 5, 1986, 8:11 AM HST (18:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-05 18:11:44 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.314° N, 155.211° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.16 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.819 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.224 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.53 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14763 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.111 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.419 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.97 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.39 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.36 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.013 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.015 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.66 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.97 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.817 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.89 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.620 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.527 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.81 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.819 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.91 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv220280. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.