Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 28, 1986, 1:26 AM HST (11:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-28 11:26:23 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.458° N, 155.454° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14587 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.28 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14586 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.610 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14584 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14584 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14583 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14583 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.111 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.317 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14582 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.422 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14581 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.927 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14580 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14579 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14578 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.610 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14578 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14578 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.718 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14577 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14576 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14575 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.9Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14575 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.33 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14575 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14574 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.914 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv223182. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.