M1.9 earthquake 2 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jul 3, 1987, 11:08 AM HST (21:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-03 21:08:52 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.457° N, 155.255° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 244°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
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 196 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.06 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.37 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14336 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.15 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14336 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.17 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14336 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.54 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14336 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14336 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.812 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14335 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 14335 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.215 km S of Volcano, HI · 14334 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14334 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14333 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14333 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.48 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.75 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.610 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.34 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14332 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.218 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.02 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.24 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.21 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.210 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.510 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.723 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14330 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14329 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14328 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.43 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14328 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14328 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14328 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14328 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.116 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.02 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.83 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14337 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
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