M2.0 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 25, 1987, 8:26 AM HST (18:26 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SSE 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
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-25 18:26:49 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.457° N, 155.470° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 38
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 113 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.04 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14222 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.38 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14221 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.814 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14220 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.52 km S of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 14220 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14220 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14219 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.99 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14218 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14218 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14218 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.96 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.512 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14216 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.616 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14216 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14214 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14214 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14213 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14212 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.922 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.919 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14211 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.829 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14210 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.31 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14210 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.28 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14210 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.58 km W of Waimea, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.821 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.76 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.813 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.526 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.028 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14208 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.89 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14206 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14202 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14202 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14202 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14201 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14201 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14201 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.88 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii · 14200 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14200 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14200 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14200 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14199 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.427 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14198 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 1.817 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14222 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14223 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14223 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.525 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14223 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.60 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14224 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14226 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14226 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14226 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.33 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.67 km NE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14228 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14228 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14228 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14228 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14228 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv253771. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.