Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 24, 1987, 2:01 AM HST (12:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1987-09-24 12:01:39 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.419° N, 155.314° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.011 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14253 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.715 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.67 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14251 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14251 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14251 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.623 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14250 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14250 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.012 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14249 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.219 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14248 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.90 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14247 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14247 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14246 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.443 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14246 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14246 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.66 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14246 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14245 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14245 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.020 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14245 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.54 km W of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14244 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14243 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14243 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.04 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14243 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.911 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.518 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14241 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14241 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14240 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14240 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14240 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.98 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14239 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14239 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14239 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14254 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.927 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14254 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14254 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14254 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.17 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14255 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14256 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14256 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.37 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14257 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14257 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.78 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.213 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.08 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.15 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv250973. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.