Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km E of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km E of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 13, 1987, 3:06 PM HST (01:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 24 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-14 01:06:29 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.445° N, 155.205° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
43

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. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14491 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14488 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14487 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.925 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.911 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.315 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.43 km S of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14482 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.96 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.012 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.612 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 3.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.214 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.310 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.420 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.14 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv230983. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.