M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Sep 15, 1986, 7:24 PM HST

UTC

1986-09-16 05:24:38 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.299° N, 155.238° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

34

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.111 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:36 AM HST · 14625 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.99 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:52 AM HST · 14625 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 16, 12:22 PM HST · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 8:36 AM HST · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 12:50 PM HST · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 17, 3:34 PM HST · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 12:51 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 1:44 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 2:16 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.31 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 3:20 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 6:52 AM HST · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 18, 3:23 PM HST · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
13. 4.017 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 4:44 AM HST · 14622 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 5:51 AM HST · 14622 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 5:52 AM HST · 14622 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 19, 9:08 AM HST · 14622 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 5:40 AM HST · 14621 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 2:19 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 4:04 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.147 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 8:31 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.243 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 8:33 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
22. 3.137 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 8:35 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.136 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 8:54 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
24. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 8:57 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
25. 3.038 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:02 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.641 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:06 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:10 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
28. 1.942 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:11 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.443 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:12 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
30. 3.739 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:15 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.836 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:27 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
32. 3.136 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:28 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
33. 2.241 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:31 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.736 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:35 PM HST · 14621 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:49 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
36. 2.240 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 9:54 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
37. 3.745 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 10:02 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.632 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 10:08 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
39. 3.338 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 10:10 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
40. 2.135 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 10:25 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
41. 3.740 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:30 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
42. 2.135 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:33 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
43. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:41 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
44. 2.145 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 1:08 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.436 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 1:52 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.740 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 2:57 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
47. 2.731 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 4:58 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
48. 3.437 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 7:49 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.742 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 8:39 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
50. 2.633 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 2:47 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
51. 2.232 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 3:13 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
52. 1.726 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 3:47 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.234 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 4:59 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
54. 1.936 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 12:33 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 1:10 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 1:50 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 2:39 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 4:34 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 2:47 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
60. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 5:31 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 4:16 PM HST · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.37 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 10:17 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 8:29 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 7:42 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
5. 1.78 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 15, 6:55 AM HST · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.945 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 6:39 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 1:38 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 12:23 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 14, 6:47 AM HST · 14627 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 10:34 PM HST · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 7:58 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 6:04 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 4:41 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 2:18 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:39 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:36 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.910 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 1:33 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:55 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.58 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:54 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 13, 12:40 PM HST · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv222282. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.