Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 16, 1985, 6:05 AM HST (16:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-16 16:05:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.407° N, 155.322° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.85 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.16 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.26 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.96 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.05 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.15 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.90 km NE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14958 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14957 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14957 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.13 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14956 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14956 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.86 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14954 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.414 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14952 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14952 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.525 km N of Pāhala, HI · 14951 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14950 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.313 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 14950 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 3.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14950 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14949 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.417 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14949 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14949 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.2Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14948 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14948 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.93 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.613 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14946 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14945 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.118 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14945 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.48 km WSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14944 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14944 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.79 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.521 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14960 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14960 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.016 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.928 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.99 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.821 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14962 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14962 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14963 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14963 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14963 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.525 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851592. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.