M1.8 earthquake 19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 1, 1985, 2:50 PM HST (00:50 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-02 00:50:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.263° N, 155.222° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
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 148 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.821 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15065 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.724 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.316 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.62 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.811 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 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 · 25 km away
- 1.610 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.58 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.28 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.18 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.78 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.79 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.99 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.78 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.79 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.08 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.07 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.16 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.07 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.011 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.08 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15058 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.111 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15057 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.16 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15057 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15056 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15056 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.712 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851046. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.