M1.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 26, 1985, 11:02 AM HST (21:02 UTC), 9 km (5 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
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-26 21:02:36 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.402° N, 155.287° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 19
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 137 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.728 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.42 km SW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14917 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.40 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.05 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14913 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14911 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.927 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.99 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14908 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.613 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.811 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.127 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.912 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.926 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.12 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.12 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.84 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.97 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851820. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.