M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 19, 1986, 4:12 AM HST (14:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-19 14:12:24 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.310° N, 155.211° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 37
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 146 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.33 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14561 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14560 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.06 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.715 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14558 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.49 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14556 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.31 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.91 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.51 km NW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.11 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14553 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.650 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.927 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14550 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14550 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.12 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14549 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.221 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.95 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.04 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.64 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.39 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.04 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.63 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.83 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.22 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.22 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
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