M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 14, 1987, 1:19 PM HST (23:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NE of Puako, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-14 23:19:40 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.399° N, 155.264° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.92 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.89 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.622 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.311 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.61 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.60 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.12 km WNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.110 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.212 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14451 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.75 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.39 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14449 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.211 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.63 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.912 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14447 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14445 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14444 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
The first 60 of 188.
Before
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.613 km NW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv233280. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.