Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 13, 1986, 1:13 PM HST (23:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-13 23:13:48 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.439° N, 155.477° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.267 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.56 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.97 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.611 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.69 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.58 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.945 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.37 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.111 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.99 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv220288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.