Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 24, 1985, 2:07 AM HST (12:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1985-04-24 12:07:52 UTC
Depth
34.7 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.345° N, 155.275° 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
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
48

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.04 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.319 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.627 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15130 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.12 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15128 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.511 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.93 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.13 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.83 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.63 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15137 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.21 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.921 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15140 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15140 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850665. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.