Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 8, 1986, 12:30 PM HST (22:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-08 22:30:24 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.192° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.043 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.610 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.32 km WNW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.311 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.63 km SSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.50 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.84 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.425 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.448 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 4.116 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.948 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.038 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.91 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221862. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.