Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 14, 1987, 8:58 PM HST (06:58 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1987-06-15 06:58:56 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.276° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
18

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. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.614 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.014 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14351 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14351 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.815 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.35 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14350 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.62 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14349 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14349 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14348 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14348 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.516 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14348 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.77 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14347 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.819 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14347 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14346 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.97 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.48 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.73 km SSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14344 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14344 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14344 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14344 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.617 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14343 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14343 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14343 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14342 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.95 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14342 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14342 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14341 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14341 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14341 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.318 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.91 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14340 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.419 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.429 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.21 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14339 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.19 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14355 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away

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