Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 22, 1986, 6:53 AM HST (16:53 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 20 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-22 16:53:46 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.497° N, 155.485° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

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. 2.720 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14556 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14556 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.112 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.417 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.418 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.213 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.711 km WNW of H?w?, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.57 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.06 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.22 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.22 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.83 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.63 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.04 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.79 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.39 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.64 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.04 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.911 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.33 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14550 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.03 km ESE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.06 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.715 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.49 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14546 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.910 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14546 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv224802. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.