M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 25, 1986, 2:54 PM HST (00:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 16 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-26 00:54:55 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.338° N, 155.194° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 18
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 177 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.610 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.32 km WNW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.311 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.63 km SSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.84 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.425 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.448 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.116 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.948 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.038 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.91 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.414 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.521 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.39 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14603 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 2.043 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.014 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
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