M2.1 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, May 29, 1987, 1:07 PM HST

UTC

1987-05-29 23:07:35 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.391° N, 155.265° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

16

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 29, 4:53 PM HST · 14369 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 29, 8:58 PM HST · 14369 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
3. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 30, 1:37 PM HST · 14369 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 30, 4:07 PM HST · 14368 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 30, 11:20 PM HST · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.021 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, May 31, 6:37 AM HST · 14368 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, May 31, 12:26 PM HST · 14368 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.717 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 31, 1:12 PM HST · 14368 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 31, 10:59 PM HST · 14367 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.98 km SSW of Ainaloa, HawaiiMon, Jun 1, 12:44 AM HST · 14367 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.615 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 1, 4:50 AM HST · 14367 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 1, 6:40 AM HST · 14367 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 1, 3:38 PM HST · 14366 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
14. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 1, 10:58 PM HST · 14366 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 2:18 AM HST · 14366 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.44 km W of Captain Cook, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 8:14 AM HST · 14366 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 8:57 AM HST · 14366 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.522 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 9:28 AM HST · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.07 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 4:49 PM HST · 14365 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.75 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 6:44 PM HST · 14365 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 2, 9:51 PM HST · 14365 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.812 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 4:43 AM HST · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.723 km W of Paukaa, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 10:17 AM HST · 14365 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
24. 2.115 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 12:54 PM HST · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 3:42 PM HST · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
26. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 4:27 PM HST · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
27. 2.19 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 3, 11:23 PM HST · 14364 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.75 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiThu, Jun 4, 8:38 AM HST · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jun 4, 3:06 PM HST · 14364 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 4, 10:56 PM HST · 14363 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.627 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 5, 3:16 PM HST · 14363 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 5, 8:00 PM HST · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 3.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 2:43 PM HST · 14362 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
34. 3.116 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 3:17 PM HST · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.611 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 3:45 PM HST · 14361 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 4:46 PM HST · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.150 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 5:00 PM HST · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 8:05 PM HST · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 11:30 PM HST · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 3:46 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 3:54 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 7:05 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
43. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 8:26 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.27 km WSW of Mountain View, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 10:18 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.55 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 11:39 PM HST · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
46. 2.11 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 12:04 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.67 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 12:24 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.69 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 3:08 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:13 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:15 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:16 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:26 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.81 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:35 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.016 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:36 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.03 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:40 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:46 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.87 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:48 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.03 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:53 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:56 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
60. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 5:56 AM HST · 14360 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 2.324 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 29, 8:27 AM HST · 14370 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.412 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, May 29, 6:35 AM HST · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 28, 1:09 AM HST · 14371 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 28, 12:56 AM HST · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 27, 11:32 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.416 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, May 27, 10:23 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.218 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 27, 9:42 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 27, 9:19 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.610 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 27, 9:09 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.813 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, May 27, 8:30 PM HST · 14371 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.316 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 27, 1:28 PM HST · 14372 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
12. 3.29 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, May 27, 9:19 AM HST · 14372 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.02 km ESE of Captain Cook, HawaiiTue, May 26, 11:06 PM HST · 14372 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.41 km ESE of Captain Cook, HawaiiTue, May 26, 10:18 PM HST · 14372 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.19 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 26, 8:31 PM HST · 14372 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.922 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 26, 8:24 PM HST · 14372 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.249 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 26, 2:52 PM HST · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 26, 12:52 PM HST · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.51 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 25, 9:44 PM HST · 14373 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.526 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 25, 7:58 PM HST · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv240980. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.