Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 19, 1986, 2:05 AM HST (12:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km WSW of Kurtistown, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-19 12:05:58 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.379° N, 155.285° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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. 2.33 km WSW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.711 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.35 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.20 km WNW of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.47 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.520 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.94 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.99 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.010 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14532 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.08 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.314 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.06 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.14 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.56 km SW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.721 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.77 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.621 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HI · 14531 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.614 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv227078. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.