Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 20, 1985, 6:10 PM HST (04:10 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-21 04:10:22 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.282° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
13

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 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.222 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.611 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.116 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.99 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.84 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.728 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.42 km SW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.40 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.05 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14914 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.219 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.23 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.21 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851771. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.