Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 18, 1986, 4:32 PM HST (02:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 21 km E of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-19 02:32:57 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.382° N, 155.254° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
13

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. 1.921 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.919 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.921 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14535 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.92 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.33 km WSW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.810 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.711 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.35 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.20 km WNW of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.47 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.520 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.94 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.99 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.08 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.314 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.06 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.14 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.56 km SW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.721 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.77 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.621 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HI · 14531 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv227036. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.