Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 12, 1987, 3:24 AM HST (13:24 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1987-06-12 13:24:42 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.419° N, 155.243° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.210 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.10 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.916 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.11 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.19 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.410 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.02 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.521 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.74 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.23 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14358 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14358 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv242174. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.