M1.7 earthquake 21 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 17, 1987, 8:21 AM HST

UTC

1987-02-17 18:21:36 UTC

Depth

34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.258° N, 155.279° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

212°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 1.622 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 8:22 AM HST · 14462 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 9:27 PM HST · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 10:54 PM HST · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 18, 4:11 AM HST · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Feb 18, 5:20 AM HST · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 18, 1:10 PM HST · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.97 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 19, 4:13 PM HST · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.311 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 1:22 AM HST · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 1:24 AM HST · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.61 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 8:33 AM HST · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.60 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 10:39 AM HST · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 12:10 PM HST · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.12 km WNW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Feb 20, 12:10 PM HST · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.57 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 12:49 AM HST · 14458 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 5:29 AM HST · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.919 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 8:22 AM HST · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 10:57 PM HST · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.017 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 22, 6:15 AM HST · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 1:46 AM HST · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 5:13 AM HST · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
21. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 9:52 PM HST · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 9:57 PM HST · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
23. 3.110 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 10:08 PM HST · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.212 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 10:16 AM HST · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 12:39 AM HST · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
26. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 7:03 PM HST · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 26, 4:58 AM HST · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 12:03 AM HST · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.825 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 4:50 AM HST · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
30. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 11:43 PM HST · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
31. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 12:12 AM HST · 14451 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 6:04 AM HST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 2:06 PM HST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.75 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 4:24 PM HST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
35. 2.39 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 1:18 AM HST · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
36. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 8:13 AM HST · 14449 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 2:33 PM HST · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 6:16 PM HST · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.211 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 1:01 AM HST · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.63 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 2:49 AM HST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
41. 1.912 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 10:52 AM HST · 14448 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.24 km WSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 4:16 PM HST · 14448 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
43. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 8:39 PM HST · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
44. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 8:46 PM HST · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 1:08 AM HST · 14447 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.07 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 11:11 PM HST · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
47. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 7:22 AM HST · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 1:36 AM HST · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 12:02 PM HST · 14445 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
50. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 7, 11:13 AM HST · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 7, 3:53 PM HST · 14444 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
52. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 7, 4:14 PM HST · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.815 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Mar 8, 5:11 AM HST · 14443 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
54. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Mar 8, 5:12 AM HST · 14443 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 8, 7:06 AM HST · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
56. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 8, 12:26 PM HST · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.515 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 8, 11:28 PM HST · 14443 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
58. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 9, 3:35 AM HST · 14442 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
59. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 9, 3:42 AM HST · 14442 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
60. 2.017 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Mar 9, 4:47 AM HST · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 2.89 km NE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Feb 17, 4:08 AM HST · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.67 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 16, 12:25 PM HST · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 16, 12:18 PM HST · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 4:15 PM HST · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 12:24 PM HST · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.519 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 2:55 AM HST · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
7. 1.92 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 15, 2:28 AM HST · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv233487. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.