M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Sep 8, 1986, 8:14 PM HST

UTC

1986-09-09 06:14:01 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.312° N, 155.196° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 9, 7:25 AM HST · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 9, 7:36 AM HST · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.267 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Sep 9, 2:42 PM HST · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 9, 7:42 PM HST · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 10, 5:06 AM HST · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Sep 10, 6:12 PM HST · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 6:45 AM HST · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 7:13 AM HST · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.56 km NE of Puako, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 2:40 PM HST · 14630 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.97 km E of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 4:07 PM HST · 14630 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 5:57 PM HST · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 7:34 PM HST · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Sep 11, 8:15 PM HST · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 12, 5:55 AM HST · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.611 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 12, 5:43 PM HST · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 12, 6:00 PM HST · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.79 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 3:55 AM HST · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 8:14 AM HST · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 3.19 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:06 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:15 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.69 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:23 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:26 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:39 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:40 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.58 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:54 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:55 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.910 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:33 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:36 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:39 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 2:18 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
31. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 4:41 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 6:04 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 7:58 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
34. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 10:34 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 6:47 AM HST · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 12:23 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 1:38 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
38. 2.945 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 6:39 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.78 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 6:55 AM HST · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
40. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 7:42 AM HST · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 8:29 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.37 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 10:17 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 4:16 PM HST · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 7:24 PM HST · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.111 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:36 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.99 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:52 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
47. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:22 PM HST · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
48. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 8:36 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
49. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 12:50 PM HST · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 3:34 PM HST · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 12:51 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 1:44 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 2:16 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
54. 2.31 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 3:20 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
55. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 6:52 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 3:23 PM HST · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
57. 4.017 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 4:44 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
58. 1.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 5:51 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 5:52 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 9:08 AM HST · 14622 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 8:12 PM HST · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 7:36 PM HST · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 12:30 PM HST · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 11:30 AM HST · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 7:46 AM HST · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 8, 1:55 AM HST · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.03 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 7, 11:46 AM HST · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 6, 3:43 PM HST · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 6, 1:33 PM HST · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 6, 3:29 AM HST · 14636 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
11. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 5, 9:13 PM HST · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
12. 3.017 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 5, 11:12 AM HST · 14636 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.13 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 5, 10:50 AM HST · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 5, 4:55 AM HST · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 5, 2:33 AM HST · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 4, 9:29 PM HST · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 4, 1:58 PM HST · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.221 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Sep 4, 12:28 PM HST · 14637 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 4, 9:01 AM HST · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 3, 8:01 PM HST · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv221884. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.