Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 1, 1986, 1:07 PM HST (23:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-01 23:07:10 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.306° N, 155.218° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HI · 14531 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.918 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.721 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.111 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.227 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.317 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14524 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14521 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.913 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.020 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.261 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv261402. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.