M1.8 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 2, 1986, 2:33 PM HST (00:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-03 00:33:54 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.318° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.918 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.721 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.111 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.227 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.317 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14521 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14521 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 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 · 24 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 · 44 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.261 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.711 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
The first 60 of 198.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv227969. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.