M1.9 earthquake 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 9, 1985, 4:27 AM HST

UTC

1985-11-09 14:27:29 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.420° N, 155.323° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast337 kmSE

After

1. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 12:24 PM HST · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 1:05 PM HST · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 3:04 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 9, 10:59 PM HST · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 9:00 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 10:40 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 10:58 AM HST · 14934 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 1:17 PM HST · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 6:39 PM HST · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 9:19 PM HST · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 5:49 AM HST · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.925 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 5:55 PM HST · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 5:09 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.03 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 5:55 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 8:14 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 9:22 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.923 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 9:40 AM HST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 11:35 AM HST · 14931 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.910 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 4:02 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
20. 3.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 8:01 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
21. 1.825 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 9:20 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
22. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 9:34 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 9:41 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 13, 10:41 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 3:48 AM HST · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 4:00 AM HST · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 4:25 AM HST · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.815 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 1:05 PM HST · 14930 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 4:59 PM HST · 14929 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
30. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 8:00 PM HST · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
31. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 15, 4:15 AM HST · 14929 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.65 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 15, 1:24 PM HST · 14928 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
33. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 16, 4:15 AM HST · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.312 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Nov 16, 10:03 AM HST · 14928 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 12:18 AM HST · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
36. 1.724 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 2:28 AM HST · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
37. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 12:35 PM HST · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 4:46 PM HST · 14926 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 8:02 PM HST · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
40. 3.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 4:17 AM HST · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 6:02 AM HST · 14926 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
42. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 8:37 AM HST · 14926 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
43. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 9:35 AM HST · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
44. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 10:01 AM HST · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 10:15 PM HST · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
46. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 6:08 AM HST · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.21 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 8:55 AM HST · 14925 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 12:41 PM HST · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.23 km E of Kalaoa, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 1:55 PM HST · 14924 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
50. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 4:04 PM HST · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
51. 1.72 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 1:39 AM HST · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 8:09 AM HST · 14924 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.219 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 9:42 AM HST · 14924 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 10:40 AM HST · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 2:07 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
56. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 6:10 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 6:16 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 6:18 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 7:51 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
60. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 9:23 PM HST · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 12:21 PM HST · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 7:47 AM HST · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 8, 1:13 AM HST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 3:37 PM HST · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 3:01 PM HST · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 12:11 PM HST · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.212 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 4:04 PM HST · 14937 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.013 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 4:08 AM HST · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 6, 12:57 AM HST · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.910 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiTue, Nov 5, 6:13 AM HST · 14939 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 5, 4:38 AM HST · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.88 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 10:28 PM HST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.929 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 3:15 PM HST · 14939 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 7:03 AM HST · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 4, 1:59 AM HST · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 6:20 PM HST · 14940 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 4:27 AM HST · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.829 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 1:36 AM HST · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.13 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Nov 2, 7:51 PM HST · 14941 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 2, 2:29 PM HST · 14941 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851702. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.