Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Sep 5, 1986, 4:55 AM HST (14:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 36 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-05 14:55:28 UTC
Depth
6.9 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
40

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. 2.436 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.740 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.731 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.437 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.742 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.633 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.232 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.234 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.936 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.043 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.610 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.32 km WNW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.311 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.63 km SSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.50 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.84 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.425 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.448 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 4.116 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221689. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.