Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 4, 1987, 7:39 AM HST (17:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-04 17:39:27 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.263° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
21

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. 2.316 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14473 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.62 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.19 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.02 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.929 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.48 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.97 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.613 km NW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.118 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.92 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.89 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.721 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.622 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.311 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.61 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.60 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.12 km WNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv232444. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.