Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 7, 1986, 1:16 PM HST (23:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-07 23:16:09 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.201° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
44

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14543 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14543 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.31 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14543 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.91 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.51 km NW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14542 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.11 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14542 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.650 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.927 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14540 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.65 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14539 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.12 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14538 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.221 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.95 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.913 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.917 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.921 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.919 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.921 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.92 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.33 km WSW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.810 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.711 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv226043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.