M2.2 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 19, 1985, 6:16 AM HST (16:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 27 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-19 16:16:00 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.315° N, 155.252° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14984 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.77 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.53 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14983 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14983 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.515 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.47 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14981 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14980 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14980 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14979 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14979 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14979 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14977 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.725 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14974 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.812 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14973 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14972 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14972 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.814 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14971 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.727 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.226 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14971 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14970 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14970 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.615 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14970 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14970 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14969 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.912 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14969 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14969 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.79 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14986 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.09 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14987 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14987 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14987 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14988 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.78 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14988 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14988 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.151 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14989 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14990 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14991 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14991 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851449. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.