M4.0 earthquake 17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

4.0 (ml), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 19, 1986, 4:44 AM HST

UTC

1986-09-19 14:44:42 UTC

Depth

29.5 km (18.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.333° N, 155.349° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

48

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 1:23 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 2:24 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
3. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 5:11 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 8:34 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 9:57 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 2:49 PM HST · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 5:45 PM HST · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.414 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 6:43 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 10:27 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 11:17 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 7, 6:31 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 8, 6:26 PM HST · 14594 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:05 AM HST · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.521 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:45 AM HST · 14593 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 4:57 PM HST · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.39 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:40 PM HST · 14593 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 10, 1:18 AM HST · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
18. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 2:37 AM HST · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 6:24 AM HST · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 4:07 PM HST · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:14 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
22. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:23 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
23. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 12:14 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 1:39 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 5:59 PM HST · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.549 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 6:48 PM HST · 14589 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.441 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 12:58 AM HST · 14588 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.96 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 7:09 AM HST · 14588 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 10:05 AM HST · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.313 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 2:30 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 3:28 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
32. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 9:03 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.88 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 11:38 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
34. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 5:58 AM HST · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 6:15 AM HST · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:56 AM HST · 14587 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 2:42 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
38. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 4:36 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
39. 2.28 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 7:47 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:33 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
41. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 5:46 AM HST · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 9:00 AM HST · 14586 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 12:13 PM HST · 14586 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 12:38 AM HST · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
45. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 12:38 AM HST · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
46. 1.610 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 7:47 AM HST · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
47. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 3:18 PM HST · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
48. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 7:34 PM HST · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Oct 18, 2:47 PM HST · 14584 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
50. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 3:22 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
51. 1.93 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 5:31 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
52. 2.111 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:14 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:50 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 6:58 PM HST · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.317 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:26 PM HST · 14583 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
56. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 9:53 AM HST · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 3:11 PM HST · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
58. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 4:26 PM HST · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
59. 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 10:10 PM HST · 14582 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
60. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 10:34 PM HST · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv222447 (also filed as usp0002y7j). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.