M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, May 3, 1985, 12:59 PM HST

UTC

1985-05-03 22:59:06 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.410° N, 155.277° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

22

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 3, 2:25 PM HST · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 3, 9:17 PM HST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 4, 10:31 AM HST · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 4, 11:44 AM HST · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.919 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 4, 11:52 AM HST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 4, 7:16 PM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 4, 8:51 PM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 4, 11:11 PM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 5, 12:11 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 5, 2:39 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 5, 2:50 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 5, 3:15 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 5, 9:32 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 5, 11:06 AM HST · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 5, 3:19 PM HST · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, May 5, 9:36 PM HST · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 5, 10:59 PM HST · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, May 6, 1:05 AM HST · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.511 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 7, 2:15 AM HST · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 7, 7:10 AM HST · 15121 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
21. 1.93 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 7, 10:57 AM HST · 15121 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
22. 2.13 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 7, 11:00 AM HST · 15121 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.83 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 7, 12:15 PM HST · 15121 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
24. 2.63 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, May 7, 2:56 PM HST · 15120 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.219 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 7, 3:41 PM HST · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.330 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 8, 2:17 AM HST · 15120 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.72 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 9, 3:27 PM HST · 15118 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 10, 4:11 AM HST · 15118 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
29. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 10, 5:03 PM HST · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 10, 10:49 PM HST · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
31. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 11, 12:34 AM HST · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 11, 3:15 AM HST · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, May 11, 1:29 PM HST · 15116 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 11, 5:04 PM HST · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
35. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 11, 11:53 PM HST · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
36. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 12, 8:20 AM HST · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.410 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 12, 10:37 AM HST · 15116 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
38. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 12, 3:27 PM HST · 15115 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
39. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 12, 4:38 PM HST · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 13, 2:52 AM HST · 15115 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
41. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 13, 2:31 PM HST · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
42. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 14, 2:38 AM HST · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
43. 1.62 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 14, 5:54 AM HST · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
44. 1.923 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 14, 7:09 AM HST · 15114 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 14, 2:34 PM HST · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
46. 1.721 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 14, 3:33 PM HST · 15113 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
47. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, May 14, 7:08 PM HST · 15113 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 14, 7:48 PM HST · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 14, 8:52 PM HST · 15113 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.810 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 15, 12:35 AM HST · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 15, 1:16 AM HST · 15113 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 15, 1:55 AM HST · 15113 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
53. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 15, 3:20 AM HST · 15113 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.314 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, May 15, 3:49 AM HST · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
55. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, May 16, 7:46 PM HST · 15111 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
56. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 17, 1:29 AM HST · 15111 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 17, 2:30 AM HST · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.126 km ENE of Honomu, HawaiiFri, May 17, 6:41 AM HST · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
59. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, May 17, 1:23 PM HST · 15110 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
60. 1.914 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 17, 8:14 PM HST · 15110 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 3, 7:40 AM HST · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 3, 4:16 AM HST · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 2, 10:38 PM HST · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 2, 9:29 PM HST · 15125 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 2, 9:02 PM HST · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.12 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 2, 12:51 AM HST · 15126 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 1, 3:18 PM HST · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 1, 9:50 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.417 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 1, 6:58 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 1, 6:15 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 1, 5:48 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 1, 5:30 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 1, 12:12 AM HST · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 30, 10:49 PM HST · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 30, 5:07 AM HST · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 29, 10:09 PM HST · 15128 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 29, 4:26 AM HST · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 27, 8:37 AM HST · 15131 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
19. 3.627 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 27, 7:54 AM HST · 15131 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.319 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 26, 3:39 PM HST · 15131 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850708. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.