M1.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 27, 1985, 4:21 PM HST (02:21 UTC), 8 km (5 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-28 02:21:20 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.397° N, 155.283° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 20
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.712 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.821 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.724 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.316 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.62 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.811 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.610 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.58 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.28 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.18 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.78 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.79 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.99 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.78 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.79 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15071 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15072 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.319 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15073 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.015 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
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