Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 26, 1986, 7:54 PM HST (05:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1986-08-27 05:54:25 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.327° N, 155.202° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.610 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14644 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.018 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.58 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.211 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.614 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.011 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.525 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.711 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.314 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.325 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.67 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 3.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.221 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.13 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 3.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.03 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.267 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14649 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14649 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14649 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14649 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14650 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.76 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14651 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.59 km NNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14651 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221640. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.