Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 12:45 AM HST (10:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 10:45:57 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.916 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.613 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.436 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15182 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15182 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.52 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.328 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15181 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.310 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15180 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.912 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15178 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15178 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15177 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15176 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15176 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15175 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 3.338 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15173 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.62 km ENE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 15187 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15188 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.315 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.07 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 15190 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.013 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.13 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15191 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.911 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15191 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.922 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 15191 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.15 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850396. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.