Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 18, 1986, 1:44 AM HST (11:44 UTC), 7 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-18 11:44:28 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.329° N, 155.211° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
43

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. 4.116 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.948 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.038 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.91 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.414 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14595 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.521 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14593 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.39 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14592 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.96 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14588 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.313 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.88 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.28 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv222400. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.