Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 12, 1987, 6:02 PM HST (04:02 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1987-06-13 04:02:28 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.414° N, 155.274° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.210 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.10 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.916 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.11 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.19 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.614 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.014 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.815 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.62 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14349 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.82 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14357 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away

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