Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 6, 1987, 9:07 AM HST (19:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-06 19:07:49 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.163° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
31

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. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.02 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.99 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.929 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.48 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.97 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.118 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.92 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.721 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.622 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.311 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.61 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.60 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.12 km WNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv232616. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.