M1.9 earthquake 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 11:42 PM HST

UTC

1985-10-27 09:42:58 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.376° N, 155.341° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

35

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast46 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast339 kmSE

After

1. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 12:00 AM HST · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 3:17 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 4:35 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 6:06 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.2Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 8:55 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 27, 9:34 PM HST · 14948 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 28, 12:21 PM HST · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.93 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 28, 2:31 PM HST · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
9. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 29, 6:49 AM HST · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 29, 10:10 AM HST · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.613 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Oct 29, 9:54 PM HST · 14946 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.815 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 30, 4:30 AM HST · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 30, 6:11 AM HST · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 30, 9:12 AM HST · 14945 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 30, 2:06 PM HST · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.118 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 30, 6:47 PM HST · 14945 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.48 km WSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiThu, Oct 31, 11:48 AM HST · 14944 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 31, 2:56 PM HST · 14944 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.017 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 31, 3:35 PM HST · 14944 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Oct 31, 8:50 PM HST · 14944 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 31, 9:46 PM HST · 14944 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.517 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSat, Nov 2, 10:50 AM HST · 14942 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 2, 2:29 PM HST · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.13 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Nov 2, 7:51 PM HST · 14942 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.829 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 1:36 AM HST · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 4:27 AM HST · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 6:20 PM HST · 14941 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 1:59 AM HST · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 7:03 AM HST · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
30. 1.929 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 3:15 PM HST · 14940 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.88 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 10:28 PM HST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 5, 4:38 AM HST · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
33. 1.910 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiTue, Nov 5, 6:13 AM HST · 14939 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
34. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 12:57 AM HST · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.013 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 4:08 AM HST · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.212 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 4:04 PM HST · 14938 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 12:11 PM HST · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 3:01 PM HST · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
39. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 3:37 PM HST · 14937 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
40. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 1:13 AM HST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 7:47 AM HST · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 12:21 PM HST · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 4:27 AM HST · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
44. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 12:24 PM HST · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
45. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 1:05 PM HST · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
46. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 3:04 PM HST · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 10:59 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 9:00 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 10:40 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
50. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 10:58 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 1:17 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 6:39 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
53. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 9:19 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
54. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 5:49 AM HST · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
55. 1.925 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 5:55 PM HST · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
56. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 5:09 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.03 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 5:55 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 8:14 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
59. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 9:22 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
60. 1.923 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 9:40 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.417 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 8:28 PM HST · 14949 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 1:19 PM HST · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.63 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 26, 11:51 AM HST · 14949 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 8:01 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 7:06 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 2:22 PM HST · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.313 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 4:49 AM HST · 14950 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.95 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 25, 2:20 AM HST · 14950 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.525 km N of Pāhala, HIThu, Oct 24, 1:09 PM HST · 14951 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 24, 5:39 AM HST · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.623 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 23, 4:51 PM HST · 14952 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.414 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, Oct 23, 7:51 AM HST · 14952 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 9:40 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 8:47 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 21, 8:46 PM HST · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 6:46 PM HST · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 3:32 PM HST · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 8:28 AM HST · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.86 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 20, 3:59 AM HST · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 19, 7:03 PM HST · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851650. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.