M1.9 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 12:07 AM HST (10:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-24 10:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.462° N, 155.403° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 21
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 135 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.84 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.728 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.42 km SW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.40 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.05 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14912 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14911 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.927 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.99 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14908 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.613 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.811 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.127 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.912 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.116 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851807. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.