M2.0 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 12:17 PM HST

UTC

1986-11-12 22:17:32 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.439° N, 155.471° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

22

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast25 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast51 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast324 kmSE

After

1. 1.911 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Nov 12, 12:53 PM HST · 14569 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.212 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 12, 8:15 PM HST · 14568 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 13, 8:02 AM HST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 13, 3:42 PM HST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.910 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 14, 12:19 AM HST · 14567 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 14, 5:40 AM HST · 14567 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 14, 11:13 AM HST · 14567 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.520 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Nov 14, 7:52 PM HST · 14566 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 4.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 15, 10:58 AM HST · 14566 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 15, 1:58 PM HST · 14565 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.720 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 15, 2:54 PM HST · 14565 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 15, 8:49 PM HST · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 1:31 AM HST · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.112 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 7:09 AM HST · 14565 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.417 km NNE of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 12:17 PM HST · 14565 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 12:46 PM HST · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.418 km NW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 1:59 PM HST · 14564 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 5:31 PM HST · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.213 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 16, 8:14 PM HST · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.57 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 3:38 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
21. 2.06 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 4:20 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 9:38 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 9:52 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
24. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 10:20 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.22 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 10:36 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.22 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 10:57 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.83 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 11:06 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.22 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 11:35 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.63 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 11:51 AM HST · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 12:29 PM HST · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.04 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 1:33 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
32. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 1:51 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 2:11 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 2:37 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 4:06 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
36. 3.79 km S of Kapaau, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 4:40 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.39 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 17, 6:30 PM HST · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
38. 1.64 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 18, 6:27 AM HST · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 18, 4:32 PM HST · 14562 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.04 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 18, 4:59 PM HST · 14562 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
41. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 1:20 AM HST · 14562 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 2:05 AM HST · 14562 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 4:12 AM HST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
44. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 9:13 AM HST · 14562 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.911 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 4:18 PM HST · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
46. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 19, 4:37 PM HST · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 20, 4:14 AM HST · 14561 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
48. 2.33 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 20, 4:18 AM HST · 14561 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HIThu, Nov 20, 6:41 PM HST · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
50. 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 20, 7:20 PM HST · 14560 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 21, 5:15 AM HST · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
52. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 22, 10:21 AM HST · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 22, 1:40 PM HST · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
54. 3.03 km ESE of Hala‘ula, HawaiiSat, Nov 22, 7:37 PM HST · 14558 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
55. 2.06 km SSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 23, 6:17 AM HST · 14558 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
56. 1.515 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 23, 5:40 PM HST · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.09 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Nov 24, 2:36 AM HST · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.09 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Nov 24, 12:15 PM HST · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.715 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Nov 24, 8:59 PM HST · 14556 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
60. 2.49 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 24, 11:57 PM HST · 14556 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 12, 6:37 AM HST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 11, 7:25 PM HST · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 11, 3:07 PM HST · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 11, 4:52 AM HST · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 11, 3:21 AM HST · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.521 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 10, 8:11 PM HST · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.822 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Nov 10, 5:25 AM HST · 14571 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.419 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Nov 9, 2:22 PM HST · 14571 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 9, 3:14 AM HST · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.422 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 8, 11:57 PM HST · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 8, 6:54 PM HST · 14572 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 8, 3:41 PM HST · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 8, 3:28 PM HST · 14572 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 7, 6:13 PM HST · 14573 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 7, 1:16 PM HST · 14573 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.613 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 7, 11:43 AM HST · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.648 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Nov 7, 5:22 AM HST · 14574 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 7, 12:39 AM HST · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 6, 7:33 PM HST · 14574 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 6, 6:52 PM HST · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv226458. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.