M2.7 earthquake 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Sep 23, 1986, 5:31 AM HST

UTC

1986-09-23 15:31:05 UTC

Depth

30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.349° N, 155.337° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast47 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 7:16 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 7:28 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 7:33 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 10:33 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 2:48 PM HST · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 6:45 PM HST · 14617 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 24, 12:48 PM HST · 14617 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 24, 4:17 PM HST · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 24, 4:31 PM HST · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 24, 8:20 PM HST · 14616 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 24, 11:06 PM HST · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 4:12 AM HST · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 4:31 AM HST · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
14. 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 11:28 AM HST · 14616 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.043 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 1:19 PM HST · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 2:54 PM HST · 14615 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 25, 3:15 PM HST · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.610 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 1:03 AM HST · 14615 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 1:59 AM HST · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 4:19 AM HST · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
21. 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 8:03 AM HST · 14615 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
22. 2.32 km WNW of Ainaloa, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 3:31 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
23. 2.817 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 3:56 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.813 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 4:39 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 7:30 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
26. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 11:00 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 12:42 AM HST · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.311 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 8:17 AM HST · 14614 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
29. 2.63 km SSW of Mountain View, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 10:19 AM HST · 14614 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 1:52 PM HST · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.50 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 12:19 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 1:26 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.84 km WNW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 2:11 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
34. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 4:40 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.327 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 8:06 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 29, 8:16 PM HST · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.425 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 3:40 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
38. 2.448 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 5:35 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
39. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 6:06 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
40. 4.116 km WSW of Hilo, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 10:02 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
41. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 1:02 AM HST · 14610 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 12:06 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 7:31 PM HST · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.925 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 10:56 AM HST · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 3:03 PM HST · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 9:32 PM HST · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
47. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 3, 9:14 AM HST · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
48. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 3, 3:25 PM HST · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.948 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 1:57 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
50. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 3:00 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
51. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 4:58 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.038 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 5:56 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.625 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 6:02 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
54. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 6:48 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.91 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 7:41 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
56. 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 10:18 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 10:47 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
58. 1.710 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 12:15 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.213 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 12:37 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 1:17 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 23, 2:47 AM HST · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 4:34 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 2:39 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 1:50 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 1:10 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.936 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Sep 22, 12:33 AM HST · 14619 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.234 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 4:59 PM HST · 14619 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.726 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 3:47 PM HST · 14619 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.232 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 3:13 PM HST · 14619 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.633 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 2:47 PM HST · 14619 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.742 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 8:39 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 3.437 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 7:49 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
13. 2.731 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 4:58 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.740 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 2:57 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.436 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 1:52 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.145 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Sep 21, 1:08 AM HST · 14620 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:41 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.135 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:33 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
19. 3.740 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 11:30 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.135 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 20, 10:25 PM HST · 14620 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv222789. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.