M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 27, 1986, 10:20 AM HST (20:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-27 20:20:38 UTC
- Depth
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.340° N, 155.192° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 35
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
- 2.06 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.14 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.56 km SW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.721 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.621 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HI · 14531 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.918 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.721 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.111 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.227 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.317 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14521 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.020 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
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