Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km N of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km N of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 16, 1987, 8:31 PM HST (06:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-17 06:31:43 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.471° N, 155.233° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
17

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. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14487 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.925 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.911 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.315 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.43 km S of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14482 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.96 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.012 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.612 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.214 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.310 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.420 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.14 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.00 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.316 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.62 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.19 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv231339. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.