M1.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jan 17, 1987, 4:03 AM HST (14:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 25 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-17 14:03:26 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.430° N, 155.267° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 186°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
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
- 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.925 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.911 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.315 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14485 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14483 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.43 km S of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.96 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.012 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.612 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.214 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.310 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14475 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.420 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.14 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.018 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14474 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.00 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.316 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.62 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.19 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
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