M1.7 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 16, 1986, 10:02 PM HST

UTC

1986-12-17 08:02:37 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.297° N, 155.249° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 10:39 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 4:38 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.026 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 6:44 PM HST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 11:41 PM HST · 14530 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 19, 7:30 AM HST · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 19, 10:10 AM HST · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 3:03 AM HST · 14528 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 1:33 PM HST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 3:29 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 7:01 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.913 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 7:47 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 10:25 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.020 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 10:46 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 12:51 AM HST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 4:06 AM HST · 14527 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 8:26 AM HST · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 7:20 AM HST · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 11:33 AM HST · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 11:40 AM HST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 3:04 PM HST · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:11 PM HST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 5:28 AM HST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 5:46 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 11:26 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.261 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 11:29 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
26. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 2:40 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 9:41 PM HST · 14523 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 8:33 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:28 PM HST · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
30. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:41 PM HST · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 5:54 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.711 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 10:37 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
33. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 26, 4:55 AM HST · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.30 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 1:45 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.019 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 2:36 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
36. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 8:33 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
37. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 11:33 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.52 km SW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 6:06 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 7:14 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
40. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:04 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
41. 1.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 1:35 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 3:43 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.19 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 8:05 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
44. 2.13 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:34 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.13 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 11:27 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 3:40 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.11 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 4:47 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 6:05 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:29 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 8:31 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:31 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 9:58 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 5:21 AM HST · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 11:57 AM HST · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.713 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 9:17 PM HST · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
56. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 5:04 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.96 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 8:31 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 10:19 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 12:39 AM HST · 14516 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.98 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 2:23 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 5:38 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 9:53 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 6:59 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 1:37 PM HST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 10:18 PM HST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.317 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:53 PM HST · 14533 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:21 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.227 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 12:41 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.111 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:44 AM HST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.721 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 5:28 AM HST · 14534 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 9:11 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.918 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:29 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:24 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 2:05 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 1:39 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 7:07 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 11:45 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 11:09 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 6:03 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 5:48 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv229130. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.