Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 29, 1986, 5:19 AM HST (15:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-29 15:19:28 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.199° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
34

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. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.31 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.715 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.147 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.243 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.137 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.136 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.038 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.641 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.443 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.836 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.136 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.241 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.736 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.240 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.745 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.632 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.338 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.135 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.740 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.135 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.145 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.436 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.740 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.731 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.437 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.742 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.633 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.232 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.234 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.936 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221182. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.