M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 12:15 PM HST (22:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 27 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 22:15:22 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.343° N, 155.210° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.215 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.013 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15152 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.46 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15152 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.717 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.92 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15150 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.510 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15148 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.326 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15148 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.93 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15148 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.840 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15147 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.137 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15146 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.541 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15146 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.11 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15146 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.613 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.244 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.07 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.12 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15143 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.65 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.310 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15141 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.810 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.622 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.62 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15157 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15157 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15157 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850556. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.