M1.7 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 22, 1985, 11:14 AM HST (21:14 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-22 21:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.320° N, 155.188° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 32
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 144 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.015 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.319 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.712 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.821 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.724 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.316 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.62 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.811 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.610 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.68 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19850995. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.