M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 13, 1985, 1:40 PM HST (23:40 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-13 23:40:21 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.335° N, 155.194° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15203 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.01 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15202 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15201 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.41 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.05 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.510 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.411 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.712 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15199 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.312 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.812 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.815 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15193 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15204 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15206 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.716 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15208 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15208 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850263. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.