Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Mar 6, 1987, 1:36 AM HST (11:36 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-06 11:36:07 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.305° N, 155.223° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14438 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.95 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.310 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14435 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.22 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.82 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.915 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.36 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14432 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.018 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14431 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.325 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.910 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.717 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.014 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.523 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.412 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.49 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.33 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14428 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.94 km WSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 14427 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.613 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14425 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14423 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.827 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.30 km W of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.23 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 14421 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.66 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14420 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv234429. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.