Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 14, 1986, 10:18 PM HST (08:18 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-15 08:18:21 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.463° N, 155.443° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
31

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. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.711 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.30 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14514 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.019 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14514 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14514 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14514 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.52 km SW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.514 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.19 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.13 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14513 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14512 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.713 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14511 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14510 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.96 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14510 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.98 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14509 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14508 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14508 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.528 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.09 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.811 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.22 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.96 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 4.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.05 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.449 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.53 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.546 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv228984. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.