M1.5 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 5, 1985, 11:55 PM HST (09:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-06 09:55:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.312° N, 155.221° 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
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15092 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.46 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.115 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15091 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15091 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15090 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.62 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 15090 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.115 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15090 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.414 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.019 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.42 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.57 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15086 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15085 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.117 km N of Pāhala, HI · 15085 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.613 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.613 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.76 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.96 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 15083 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15083 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15082 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15082 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15093 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15093 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.17 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15094 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15094 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.616 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.812 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15097 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15097 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.213 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15098 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850879. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.