M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 24, 1988, 7:21 AM HST (17:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-24 17:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.331° N, 155.201° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.621 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14132 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14132 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14131 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14131 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14131 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14131 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.422 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.52 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14129 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14129 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14128 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.11 km NNW of Honalo, Hawaii · 14128 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14128 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.65 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14127 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.54 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14127 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.813 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14127 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14126 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14126 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14126 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14126 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14124 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.316 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14124 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.110 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14124 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14124 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.820 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14123 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14123 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.023 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14123 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.521 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.16 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.123 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14122 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.221 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.823 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.110 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14121 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14120 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.315 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14120 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14120 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.34 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14119 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.912 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14118 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14117 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
The first 60 of 200.
Before
- 2.110 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14133 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.325 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14133 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14133 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.49 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.913 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.38 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.07 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.45 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.08 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.19 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.4Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.49 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.822 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.25 km SW of Honomu, Hawaii · 14134 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14135 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.623 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 14136 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv265739. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.