Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 29, 1986, 6:05 AM HST (16:05 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-29 16:05:08 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.365° N, 155.229° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
17

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. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.96 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.449 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.53 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.546 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14500 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.12 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14499 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.110 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14499 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.33 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.05 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.724 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.13 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.914 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv230083. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.