M1.9 earthquake 16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 10:53 AM HST

UTC

1985-01-21 20:53:41 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.348° N, 155.360° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

33

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast339 kmSE

After

1. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 12:04 PM HST · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.922 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:42 AM HST · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.315 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 8:50 PM HST · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 11:14 PM HST · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.62 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 2:25 AM HST · 15224 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:13 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:54 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 7:51 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:16 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:32 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.011 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 10:33 PM HST · 15223 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 3:37 AM HST · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:10 AM HST · 15222 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 1:40 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.210 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:11 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 4:45 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 5:46 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 7:56 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 11:30 PM HST · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.154 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:17 AM HST · 15221 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
21. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:33 AM HST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.613 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:53 AM HST · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
23. 1.816 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 8:21 AM HST · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.92 km WNW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 6:10 PM HST · 15220 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
25. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 12:39 AM HST · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.214 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 1:32 AM HST · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
27. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 4:25 PM HST · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 10:03 PM HST · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.65 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:06 AM HST · 15219 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.116 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:40 AM HST · 15219 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 1:46 AM HST · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.717 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 3:41 AM HST · 15219 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
33. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 5:30 AM HST · 15219 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
34. 1.914 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 3:04 PM HST · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
35. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 3:59 PM HST · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
36. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 7:07 PM HST · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.92 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 10:57 PM HST · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
38. 1.912 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 10:57 PM HST · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
39. 1.610 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 29, 4:34 AM HST · 15218 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.04 km E of Kealakekua, HawaiiTue, Jan 29, 6:54 AM HST · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 29, 4:03 PM HST · 15217 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
42. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 29, 9:13 PM HST · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 30, 4:12 AM HST · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.413 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 30, 5:03 AM HST · 15217 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
45. 1.912 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 30, 5:48 AM HST · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 30, 10:49 PM HST · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.510 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 31, 2:13 AM HST · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 31, 1:36 PM HST · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
49. 2.33 km ENE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 31, 5:41 PM HST · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
50. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 31, 5:57 PM HST · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 31, 9:43 PM HST · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
52. 2.312 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Feb 1, 5:17 PM HST · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
53. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 1, 8:36 PM HST · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 1, 11:01 PM HST · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 1, 11:14 PM HST · 15214 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.54 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 2, 2:24 AM HST · 15214 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
57. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Feb 2, 2:57 AM HST · 15214 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 2, 6:14 AM HST · 15214 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 2, 7:06 AM HST · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 2, 9:27 AM HST · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.641 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:55 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
2. 3.541 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:52 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.445 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 8:40 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:17 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 3:13 AM HST · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.614 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:40 PM HST · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:03 PM HST · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.62 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 4:15 PM HST · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.815 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 1:42 PM HST · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:10 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:23 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:19 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 4:50 PM HST · 15227 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 11:21 AM HST · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:34 AM HST · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 4:34 AM HST · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 1:26 AM HST · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 10:39 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.825 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 8:29 AM HST · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 1.99 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 9:54 PM HST · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850121. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.