M2.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 7:24 PM HST

UTC

1985-01-16 05:24:01 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.502° N, 155.378° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

37

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmWNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast327 kmSE

After

1. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 9:37 AM HST · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 11:05 AM HST · 15234 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 12:35 PM HST · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.825 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 10:10 PM HST · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 10:40 PM HST · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 12:09 AM HST · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 7:05 PM HST · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.99 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 9:54 PM HST · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.825 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 8:29 AM HST · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 10:39 AM HST · 15232 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 1:26 AM HST · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 4:34 AM HST · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:34 AM HST · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:21 AM HST · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
15. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 4:50 PM HST · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:19 PM HST · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:23 PM HST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:10 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.815 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 1:42 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.62 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 4:15 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
21. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:03 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.614 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:40 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.52 km ESE of Hala‘ula, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 10:58 PM HST · 15230 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 3:13 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
25. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:17 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.445 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:40 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
27. 3.541 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:52 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.641 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:55 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 10:53 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 12:04 PM HST · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
31. 1.922 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:42 AM HST · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.315 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 8:50 PM HST · 15228 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
33. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 11:14 PM HST · 15228 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
34. 1.62 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 2:25 AM HST · 15227 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:13 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
36. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:54 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
37. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 7:51 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:16 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
39. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:32 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
40. 2.011 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:33 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 3:37 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:10 AM HST · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 1:40 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
44. 2.210 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:11 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:45 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 5:46 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 7:56 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 11:30 PM HST · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
49. 2.154 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:17 AM HST · 15224 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:33 AM HST · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
51. 1.613 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:53 AM HST · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.816 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 8:21 AM HST · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
53. 1.92 km WNW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 6:10 PM HST · 15224 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 12:39 AM HST · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.214 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 1:32 AM HST · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
56. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 4:25 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
57. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 10:03 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.65 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:06 AM HST · 15223 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
59. 2.116 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:40 AM HST · 15222 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 1:46 AM HST · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 6:02 PM HST · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 5:22 PM HST · 15235 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:57 PM HST · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:24 PM HST · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
5. 3.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 11:39 AM HST · 15235 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 7:25 AM HST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 1:40 AM HST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 11:53 AM HST · 15238 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
9. 1.62 km ESE of Fern Acres, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 1:20 AM HST · 15238 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 4:05 AM HST · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.813 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 1:31 AM HST · 15239 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 9:20 PM HST · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.026 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 3:53 PM HST · 15240 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
14. 3.437 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 7:17 AM HST · 15240 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
15. 3.135 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 7:00 AM HST · 15240 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.638 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 6:54 AM HST · 15240 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
17. 3.041 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 1:39 AM HST · 15240 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 9:48 PM HST · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 8:19 PM HST · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.253 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 3:38 PM HST · 15241 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850085. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.