Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii on Mon, Mar 9, 1987, 12:29 PM HST (22:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-09 22:29:31 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.718° N, 155.100° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 25.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.57
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
336°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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. 2.22 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.82 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.36 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.018 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14431 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.325 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.910 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.717 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.014 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.523 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.412 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.49 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.33 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.94 km WSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 14427 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.613 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14423 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.827 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.30 km W of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.23 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 14421 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.66 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14420 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.816 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.718 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14417 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 3.111 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14417 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.216 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14416 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.312 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14416 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.913 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.917 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14415 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv234795. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.