M1.7 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 8:32 AM HST

UTC

1987-12-02 18:32:12 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.382° N, 155.246° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

13

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast346 kmSE

After

1. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 10:00 AM HST · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 4:54 PM HST · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.124 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 12:19 AM HST · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 3:44 PM HST · 14182 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 4:11 PM HST · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.912 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 8:34 PM HST · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 11:12 PM HST · 14181 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.312 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 1:01 AM HST · 14181 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.811 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 3:55 AM HST · 14181 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 6, 2:39 PM HST · 14180 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 3:44 AM HST · 14179 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
12. 3.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 8, 8:16 PM HST · 14178 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
13. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 2:20 AM HST · 14177 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
14. 3.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 5:07 AM HST · 14177 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 8:22 AM HST · 14177 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.434 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 9:01 AM HST · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 2:33 PM HST · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 7:16 PM HST · 14177 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.932 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Dec 10, 1:21 AM HST · 14176 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 10, 1:39 AM HST · 14176 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 10, 9:22 AM HST · 14176 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 5:09 AM HST · 14175 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
23. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 3:49 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 6:03 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 6:42 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
26. 3.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 7:09 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 7:23 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.613 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 9:05 PM HST · 14175 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
29. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 4:23 AM HST · 14174 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 4:28 AM HST · 14174 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 11:57 AM HST · 14174 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 5:18 PM HST · 14174 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
33. 3.313 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 13, 1:55 PM HST · 14173 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
34. 2.622 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 10:54 AM HST · 14171 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.77 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 9:44 PM HST · 14171 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.65 km ESE of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 3:06 AM HST · 14170 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
37. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 4:59 AM HST · 14170 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.15 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 7:25 AM HST · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 1.98 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 10:24 AM HST · 14170 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
40. 1.616 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 1:31 PM HST · 14170 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.613 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 8:47 PM HST · 14170 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
42. 2.215 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 17, 8:48 AM HST · 14169 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
43. 3.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 17, 9:24 AM HST · 14169 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.620 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 17, 11:16 AM HST · 14169 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
45. 2.328 km WSW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiThu, Dec 17, 5:28 PM HST · 14169 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
46. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 1:00 AM HST · 14168 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
47. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 4:00 AM HST · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.417 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 4:36 AM HST · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
49. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 8:12 AM HST · 14167 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.62 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 8:26 PM HST · 14167 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
51. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 3:26 AM HST · 14166 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
52. 1.917 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 2:04 PM HST · 14165 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.913 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 2:47 PM HST · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
54. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 4:16 PM HST · 14165 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
55. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 6:23 PM HST · 14165 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 22, 8:21 AM HST · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 22, 8:28 PM HST · 14164 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
58. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 22, 8:29 PM HST · 14164 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.721 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 12:12 AM HST · 14163 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
60. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 3:01 PM HST · 14163 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 2, 5:02 AM HST · 14184 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 11:21 PM HST · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 10:21 PM HST · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.617 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 4:58 PM HST · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 2:54 PM HST · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.83 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 1:48 PM HST · 14185 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 11:52 AM HST · 14185 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.41 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 3:36 AM HST · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 4:08 PM HST · 14186 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.821 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 1:53 PM HST · 14186 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.08 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 3:56 AM HST · 14186 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 5:53 PM HST · 14187 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 12:41 PM HST · 14187 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 7:03 AM HST · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 4:52 AM HST · 14187 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 12:13 AM HST · 14187 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 9:37 PM HST · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 5:58 PM HST · 14188 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.317 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Nov 27, 3:48 PM HST · 14189 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 27, 2:24 PM HST · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv256677. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.