Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jun 8, 1987, 5:15 AM HST (15:15 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1987-06-08 15:15:20 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.404° N, 155.300° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
11

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 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.81 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.016 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.87 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.94 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.94 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.17 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.82 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.554 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.91 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HI · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.915 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.17 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.92 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.98 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14360 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.23 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.74 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.521 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14359 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14362 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.11 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.55 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.27 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14363 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.150 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.116 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14364 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14365 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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