Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 25, 1985, 8:18 PM HST (06:18 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1985-04-26 06:18:52 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.409° N, 155.291° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
16

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 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.319 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.627 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15133 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15130 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15128 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.12 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15128 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.511 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.93 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.13 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.83 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.63 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.330 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15122 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.72 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15120 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.78 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15120 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15119 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15119 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.04 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15135 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15136 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15137 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.21 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.921 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850673. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.