M2.1 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Oct 15, 1986, 5:58 AM HST

UTC

1986-10-15 15:58:41 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.453° N, 155.488° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

34

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast27 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast52 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast322 kmSE

After

1. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 6:15 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:56 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 2:42 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 4:36 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.28 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 7:47 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:33 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 5:46 AM HST · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 9:00 AM HST · 14595 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 12:13 PM HST · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 12:38 AM HST · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 12:38 AM HST · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.610 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 7:47 AM HST · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 3:18 PM HST · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 17, 7:34 PM HST · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.233 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Oct 18, 2:47 PM HST · 14592 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 3:22 AM HST · 14592 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.93 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 5:31 AM HST · 14592 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.111 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:14 AM HST · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:50 AM HST · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 6:58 PM HST · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.317 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 19, 7:26 PM HST · 14591 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
22. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 9:53 AM HST · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
23. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 3:11 PM HST · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 4:26 PM HST · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 10:10 PM HST · 14590 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 10:34 PM HST · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 20, 11:51 PM HST · 14590 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 6:23 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 6:23 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 6:28 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
31. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 8:40 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
32. 2.422 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 9:42 AM HST · 14590 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
33. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 21, 3:26 PM HST · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
34. 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 12:50 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
35. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 5:05 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
36. 1.927 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 6:53 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.923 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 7:22 AM HST · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
38. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 12:28 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 2:54 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 22, 10:55 PM HST · 14588 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
41. 1.614 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 23, 1:13 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 23, 4:08 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.610 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 23, 6:22 PM HST · 14587 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 24, 11:42 AM HST · 14586 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 24, 4:26 PM HST · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.718 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 24, 5:10 PM HST · 14586 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
47. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 25, 2:38 PM HST · 14585 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
48. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 25, 10:12 PM HST · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 26, 5:04 AM HST · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 26, 4:41 PM HST · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
51. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 26, 5:08 PM HST · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
52. 2.9Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 26, 8:04 PM HST · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.33 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 27, 9:10 AM HST · 14584 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
54. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 27, 3:43 PM HST · 14583 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
55. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 27, 5:03 PM HST · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
56. 1.914 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 28, 12:25 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
57. 1.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 28, 2:12 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.010 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 28, 2:27 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
59. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 28, 9:05 AM HST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
60. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 28, 12:04 PM HST · 14582 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.88 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 11:38 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 9:03 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 3:28 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.313 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 2:30 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 10:05 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.96 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 7:09 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.441 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 12:58 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.549 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 6:48 PM HST · 14597 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 5:59 PM HST · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 1:39 AM HST · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 12:14 AM HST · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:23 AM HST · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:14 AM HST · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 4:07 PM HST · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 6:24 AM HST · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 2:37 AM HST · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 10, 1:18 AM HST · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.39 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:40 PM HST · 14601 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 4:57 PM HST · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.521 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:45 AM HST · 14601 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv224342. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.