Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, May 10, 1987, 6:38 AM HST (16:38 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1987-05-10 16:38:19 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.518° N, 155.431° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14389 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.841 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14388 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14387 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.33 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14387 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14387 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14386 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.915 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14386 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.525 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14386 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14386 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14384 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.36 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14384 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.417 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14383 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.212 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14383 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14383 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14383 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14382 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14382 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14382 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14381 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.211 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14381 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14381 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14381 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.813 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14380 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14379 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14379 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14379 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.213 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14379 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.723 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14378 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.321 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14377 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.912 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14377 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14377 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.34 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14389 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.313 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14392 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.35 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14392 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.519 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14392 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.11 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14393 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14394 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14394 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.612 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.517 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv239159. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.