Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 2, 1987, 8:57 AM HST (18:57 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1987-06-02 18:57:48 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.470° N, 155.426° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
35

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 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.522 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14369 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.07 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14369 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14369 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14369 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.812 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14369 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.723 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.115 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.19 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.75 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14368 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14367 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14367 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14366 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.116 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.150 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.724 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.27 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.55 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.11 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.67 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.81 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.016 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.03 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.87 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.94 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.94 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.17 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.44 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14370 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14370 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14370 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14370 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.021 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14372 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14372 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14373 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.324 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14374 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.412 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14374 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.91 km SW of Kapaau, Hawaii · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv241243. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.