M2.2 earthquake 32 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Sep 8, 1987, 1:23 PM HST

UTC

1987-09-08 23:23:23 UTC

Depth

39.5 km (24.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.010° N, 155.251° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

231°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

31

• Pāhala, HawaiiPopulation 1,356. Forecast32 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast71 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast373 kmSE

After

1. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 1:40 AM HST · 14267 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 10, 2:34 PM HST · 14266 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.917 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 11:54 AM HST · 14265 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 3:30 PM HST · 14265 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 8:48 PM HST · 14265 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 4:06 AM HST · 14264 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 1:29 PM HST · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 3:40 PM HST · 14264 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 7:10 PM HST · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.321 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 13, 8:15 AM HST · 14263 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 4:03 AM HST · 14262 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 2:06 AM HST · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 5:11 PM HST · 14260 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 17, 12:08 PM HST · 14259 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 12:13 PM HST · 14258 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.18 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 4:53 PM HST · 14258 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.718 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 7:46 PM HST · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
18. 3.818 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 11:37 PM HST · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 3:49 AM HST · 14257 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.15 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 6:22 AM HST · 14257 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
21. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 3:04 PM HST · 14257 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
22. 3.213 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 4:49 PM HST · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
23. 2.78 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 8:31 PM HST · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 20, 4:57 AM HST · 14256 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
25. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 2:06 AM HST · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
26. 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 7:43 AM HST · 14255 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.424 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 12:00 PM HST · 14255 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 8:49 AM HST · 14254 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 9:27 AM HST · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
30. 3.17 km E of H?lualoa, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 10:43 AM HST · 14254 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 12:25 PM HST · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
32. 3.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 2:59 AM HST · 14253 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 3:36 AM HST · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.815 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 3:39 AM HST · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
35. 1.927 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 5:14 AM HST · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 4:12 PM HST · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
37. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 2:01 AM HST · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 2:50 AM HST · 14252 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
39. 2.011 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 8:01 PM HST · 14252 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
40. 2.715 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 5:26 AM HST · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
41. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 11:23 AM HST · 14251 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.67 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 4:47 PM HST · 14251 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 7:44 PM HST · 14251 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
44. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 8:17 PM HST · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 3:10 AM HST · 14250 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
46. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 2:29 PM HST · 14250 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 4:55 PM HST · 14250 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.623 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 10:31 PM HST · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
49. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Sep 27, 1:07 PM HST · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
50. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 27, 4:13 PM HST · 14249 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
51. 1.717 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 27, 5:18 PM HST · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
52. 2.012 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 5:05 AM HST · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 12:47 PM HST · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
54. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 1:49 PM HST · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
55. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 5:24 PM HST · 14248 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
56. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 6:46 PM HST · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
57. 2.219 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 11:24 AM HST · 14247 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
58. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 1:58 PM HST · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
59. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 2:27 PM HST · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
60. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 4:03 PM HST · 14247 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

1. 2.423 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 8, 1:09 AM HST · 14268 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 8, 1:08 AM HST · 14268 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.610 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 7, 8:27 AM HST · 14269 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.925 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 7, 12:29 AM HST · 14269 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.513 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 6, 5:21 PM HST · 14270 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.74 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 6, 4:48 PM HST · 14270 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.24 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 6, 2:32 PM HST · 14270 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.69 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 6, 10:35 AM HST · 14270 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 6, 5:42 AM HST · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 5, 10:50 AM HST · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 5, 6:43 AM HST · 14271 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.99 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 5, 4:06 AM HST · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 3:39 AM HST · 14272 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.51 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 2:22 AM HST · 14272 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 6:48 PM HST · 14273 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.94 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 4:18 PM HST · 14273 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 8:32 AM HST · 14273 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 12:23 AM HST · 14273 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 2, 11:01 AM HST · 14274 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 2, 3:54 AM HST · 14274 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv249821. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.