Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 19, 1985, 12:41 PM HST (22:41 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1985-11-19 22:41:01 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.427° N, 155.326° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
31

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.219 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.222 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.611 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.116 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.99 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.84 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.728 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.42 km SW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.40 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.21 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.312 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14929 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14929 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14930 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14930 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.815 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 14931 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851763. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.