M2.4 earthquake 20 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Feb 4, 1987, 9:39 PM HST

UTC

1987-02-05 07:39:01 UTC

Depth

20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.522° N, 155.414° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

35

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmWNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast323 kmSE

After

1. 2.14 km NE of H?lualoa, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 10:41 PM HST · 14485 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.77 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 5:28 AM HST · 14485 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 5:28 AM HST · 14485 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 7:21 AM HST · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.018 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 7:51 AM HST · 14485 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 9:52 PM HST · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 11:33 PM HST · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
8. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 9:07 AM HST · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.00 km N of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 1:57 PM HST · 14484 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.316 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 9:28 PM HST · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 11:22 PM HST · 14483 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.62 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 2:09 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 2:26 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.83 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 4:01 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.19 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 4:49 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 7:52 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.02 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 8:56 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 8:59 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.8Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 11:07 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.99 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 11:22 AM HST · 14483 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
21. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 3:09 PM HST · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
22. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 7:05 PM HST · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 8:51 PM HST · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 5:17 AM HST · 14482 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 3:11 PM HST · 14482 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.929 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 5:51 AM HST · 14481 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 7:55 AM HST · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 9:21 AM HST · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
29. 1.816 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 3:54 PM HST · 14480 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.917 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 9:20 PM HST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 4:44 AM HST · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
32. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 10:22 AM HST · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
33. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 10:28 AM HST · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 10:37 AM HST · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 11:11 AM HST · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
36. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 12:20 PM HST · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.48 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 4:46 PM HST · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
38. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 11, 11:15 PM HST · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
39. 1.97 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Feb 12, 5:17 PM HST · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 12, 11:05 PM HST · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
41. 1.826 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 13, 8:25 AM HST · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.613 km NW of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Feb 13, 10:41 AM HST · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
43. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 13, 2:00 PM HST · 14477 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.118 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Feb 13, 11:15 PM HST · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 13, 11:39 PM HST · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 14, 12:47 AM HST · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
47. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 14, 12:59 PM HST · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 14, 1:19 PM HST · 14476 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 14, 5:46 PM HST · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
50. 1.92 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 2:28 AM HST · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
51. 1.519 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 2:55 AM HST · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 12:24 PM HST · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
53. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 4:15 PM HST · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 16, 12:18 PM HST · 14474 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
55. 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 16, 12:25 PM HST · 14474 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
56. 2.89 km NE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 4:08 AM HST · 14473 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
57. 1.721 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 8:21 AM HST · 14473 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
58. 1.622 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 8:22 AM HST · 14473 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
59. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 9:27 PM HST · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
60. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 10:54 PM HST · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 7:46 PM HST · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 2:14 PM HST · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.310 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 11:32 AM HST · 14486 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 7:39 AM HST · 14486 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 5:25 AM HST · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.919 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 3, 1:31 PM HST · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 2, 10:49 PM HST · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 2, 10:48 PM HST · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.214 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 2, 12:36 PM HST · 14488 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
10. 3.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 2, 7:38 AM HST · 14488 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 1, 12:04 PM HST · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 1, 7:52 AM HST · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.911 km N of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 1, 7:00 AM HST · 14489 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 1, 4:44 AM HST · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 1, 4:26 AM HST · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 31, 10:39 PM HST · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.323 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Jan 31, 6:36 PM HST · 14490 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 31, 12:21 PM HST · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 31, 4:29 AM HST · 14490 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 31, 12:11 AM HST · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv232494. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.