Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 29, 1986, 12:05 PM HST (22:05 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 20 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-29 22:05:09 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.402° N, 155.352° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.147 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.243 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.137 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.136 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.038 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.641 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.443 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.836 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.136 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.241 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.736 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.240 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.745 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.517 km NW of Kalaoa, HI · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.632 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.338 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.135 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.740 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.135 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.145 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.436 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.740 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.731 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.437 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.742 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.633 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.232 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.234 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.936 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.