Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 24, 1986, 10:11 PM HST (08:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 27 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-25 08:11:05 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.312° N, 155.214° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.327 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14647 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.612 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.71 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.818 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14646 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.112 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.714 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14644 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.38 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14643 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.23 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14642 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.59 km NNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.76 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.36 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.610 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14635 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.018 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14634 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.58 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.211 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv237896. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.