M2.1 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Dec 29, 1986, 3:40 AM HST

UTC

1986-12-29 13:40:36 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.358° N, 155.299° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

21

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.11 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 4:47 AM HST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 6:05 AM HST · 14521 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:29 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 8:31 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:31 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 9:58 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 5:21 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 11:57 AM HST · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.713 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 9:17 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 5:04 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.96 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 8:31 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 10:19 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 12:39 AM HST · 14518 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.98 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 2:23 PM HST · 14517 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 10:51 PM HST · 14517 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.825 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 12:36 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 4:17 PM HST · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.528 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 4:13 AM HST · 14516 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.718 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 9:43 AM HST · 14515 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.09 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 12:10 PM HST · 14515 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.811 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 10:16 PM HST · 14515 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 1:23 AM HST · 14515 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 5:52 AM HST · 14515 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.716 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 8:30 AM HST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 12:07 PM HST · 14514 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 11:08 PM HST · 14514 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.22 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 4:15 PM HST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
28. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 8:12 AM HST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 4:19 PM HST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.96 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 11:49 PM HST · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
31. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 5:30 AM HST · 14512 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
32. 4.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 6:23 AM HST · 14512 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 6:39 AM HST · 14512 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 8:06 AM HST · 14511 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
35. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 10:25 AM HST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 11:42 AM HST · 14511 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
37. 2.05 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 12:06 PM HST · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.449 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 1:59 PM HST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 2:37 PM HST · 14511 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
40. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 4:10 PM HST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.53 km ESE of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 10:37 PM HST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.546 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 5:50 AM HST · 14511 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
43. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 2:16 PM HST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 6:13 PM HST · 14509 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.12 km NE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 3:16 PM HST · 14508 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
46. 2.110 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:04 AM HST · 14508 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
47. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:48 AM HST · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 12:55 PM HST · 14506 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 10:26 PM HST · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.33 km E of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 3:06 PM HST · 14505 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 8:23 PM HST · 14505 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 1:20 AM HST · 14505 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 2:12 PM HST · 14504 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
54. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 4:23 PM HST · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 9:19 PM HST · 14504 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 5:22 AM HST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
57. 3.05 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 9:40 AM HST · 14503 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
58. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 7:29 PM HST · 14503 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
59. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 7:53 PM HST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
60. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 16, 5:38 AM HST · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.13 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 11:27 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.13 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:34 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.19 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 8:05 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 3:43 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 1:35 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:04 AM HST · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 7:14 AM HST · 14521 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.52 km SW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 6:06 AM HST · 14522 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 11:33 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 8:33 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.019 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 2:36 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.30 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 1:45 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 26, 4:55 AM HST · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.711 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 10:37 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 5:54 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:41 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:28 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 8:33 AM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 9:41 PM HST · 14525 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 2:40 PM HST · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv230071. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.