Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 7:05 PM HST (05:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-08 05:05:32 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.214° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
39

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. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.929 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.48 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.97 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.118 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.92 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.89 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.721 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.622 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.311 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.61 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.60 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.12 km WNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.57 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.110 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.212 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv232760. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.