Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Apr 6, 1986, 3:54 AM HST (13:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-06 13:54:51 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.380° N, 155.409° 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
42°
Stations used
29

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. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.419 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.39 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.36 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.013 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.76 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.015 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.66 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.97 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.817 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.89 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14754 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.620 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.527 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.81 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.819 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.91 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.727 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.327 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv220337. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.