Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 4, 1987, 5:52 AM HST (15:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-04 15:52:48 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.181° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
23

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. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14501 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.12 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14500 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.110 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14499 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.33 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.05 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.724 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.13 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.914 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14488 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14487 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.925 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv230472. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.