M2.4 earthquake 7 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 10:39 AM HST

UTC

1986-12-09 20:39:07 UTC

Depth

34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.398° N, 155.179° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

217°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast31 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast351 kmSE

After

1. 2.520 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM HST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:46 AM HST · 14540 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:29 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.94 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:42 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.99 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 1:11 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:32 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.010 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:38 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.21 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:39 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.08 km N of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:58 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:21 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:27 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 6:42 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.06 km W of Mountain View, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 7:50 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.816 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 8:16 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.14 km SE of Fern Acres, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 9:21 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.56 km SW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:47 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:50 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.721 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 2:11 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 4:35 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.77 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 5:20 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
21. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 5:42 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
22. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 6:08 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.621 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 6:09 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 6:15 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 7:07 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
26. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HIWed, Dec 10, 8:39 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 9:55 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
28. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 11:05 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 11:50 AM HST · 14538 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 1:22 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
31. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 2:02 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 2:16 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 2:40 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
34. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 2:47 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 7:32 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 5:48 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 6:03 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 11:09 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 11:45 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
40. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 7:07 AM HST · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
41. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 1:39 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 2:05 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:24 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
44. 1.918 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:29 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
45. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 9:11 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
46. 1.721 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 5:28 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.111 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:44 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.227 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 12:41 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
49. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:21 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.317 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:53 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
51. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 10:18 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 1:37 PM HST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 6:59 PM HST · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
54. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 9:53 AM HST · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
55. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 5:38 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 10:02 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 10:39 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
58. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 4:38 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
59. 2.026 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 6:44 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 11:41 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.20 km WNW of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:33 AM HST · 14540 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.35 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:04 AM HST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:38 AM HST · 14540 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 4:37 PM HST · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:03 PM HST · 14540 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.012 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:02 PM HST · 14540 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:35 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
8. 3.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:07 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:05 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:57 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:26 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.711 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:10 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 5:44 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.810 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:55 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.213 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:44 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:41 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.33 km WSW of Kurtistown, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 1:49 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.92 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:45 AM HST · 14541 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.921 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 4:37 PM HST · 14542 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.919 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 4:33 PM HST · 14542 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv228554. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.