M3.5 earthquake 13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Oct 12, 1985, 8:44 AM HST

UTC

1985-10-12 18:44:07 UTC

Depth

30.2 km (18.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.360° N, 155.329° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

50

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast45 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 12, 9:41 AM HST · 14964 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 12, 5:53 PM HST · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 13, 5:33 AM HST · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.821 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 13, 11:12 PM HST · 14962 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.99 km S of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 5:08 AM HST · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.928 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 7:06 AM HST · 14962 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 7:41 AM HST · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 1:34 PM HST · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 6:22 PM HST · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 7:13 PM HST · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 14, 8:15 PM HST · 14961 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 15, 3:41 AM HST · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 15, 4:59 PM HST · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.521 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 15, 9:17 PM HST · 14960 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.79 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 15, 11:24 PM HST · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 16, 6:05 AM HST · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 16, 10:52 AM HST · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 16, 6:18 PM HST · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 1:18 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.85 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 2:57 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
21. 2.16 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 5:25 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.26 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 5:33 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 6:23 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.96 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 7:40 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
25. 3.05 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 8:03 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
26. 3.15 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 8:06 AM HST · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
27. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 2:23 PM HST · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.90 km NE of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 6:57 PM HST · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
29. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 17, 9:02 PM HST · 14958 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
30. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 18, 2:05 AM HST · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 18, 5:30 AM HST · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
32. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 18, 8:23 PM HST · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 18, 9:45 PM HST · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.13 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 4:58 AM HST · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 10:53 AM HST · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 2:39 PM HST · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 7:01 PM HST · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
38. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 7:03 PM HST · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
39. 1.86 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 3:59 AM HST · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
40. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 8:28 AM HST · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 3:32 PM HST · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 6:46 PM HST · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 8:46 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 8:47 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 9:40 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
46. 2.414 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, Oct 23, 7:51 AM HST · 14953 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.623 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 23, 4:51 PM HST · 14952 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 24, 5:39 AM HST · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
49. 1.525 km N of Pāhala, HIThu, Oct 24, 1:09 PM HST · 14951 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
50. 1.95 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 2:20 AM HST · 14951 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.313 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 4:49 AM HST · 14951 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
52. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 2:22 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
53. 3.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 7:06 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 8:01 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
55. 1.63 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 11:51 AM HST · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 1:19 PM HST · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.417 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 8:28 PM HST · 14949 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 11:42 PM HST · 14949 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 12:00 AM HST · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
60. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 3:17 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 12, 8:33 AM HST · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 12, 7:35 AM HST · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 11, 8:51 PM HST · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.525 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 11, 2:41 PM HST · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 11, 1:44 PM HST · 14964 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.923 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 11, 12:51 PM HST · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 11, 12:31 AM HST · 14965 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 10, 4:32 PM HST · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
9. 3.316 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 10, 10:02 AM HST · 14966 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 10, 7:43 AM HST · 14966 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.316 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 10, 5:50 AM HST · 14966 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 9, 11:05 AM HST · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiWed, Oct 9, 7:55 AM HST · 14967 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 9:20 PM HST · 14967 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.917 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 1:48 PM HST · 14967 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 1:26 PM HST · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.613 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 12:09 PM HST · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.617 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 9:30 AM HST · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.924 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 3:08 AM HST · 14968 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 8, 2:52 AM HST · 14968 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851567. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.