M1.9 earthquake 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 20, 1985, 8:37 PM HST (06:37 UTC), 3 km (2 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
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-21 06:37:13 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.471° N, 155.456° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.68 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.015 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.319 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.447 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.712 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.821 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.724 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.316 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.62 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.525 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.114 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.66 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.523 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.312 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850982. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.