M2.0 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Dec 5, 1985, 2:37 AM HST

UTC

1985-12-05 12:37:43 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.344° N, 155.212° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 5, 8:02 AM HST · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 5, 9:12 PM HST · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 2:56 AM HST · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 4:58 PM HST · 14908 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.613 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 6:29 PM HST · 14908 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.02 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 6:50 PM HST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 12:53 AM HST · 14908 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 1:30 AM HST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 4:51 AM HST · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.811 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 10:05 AM HST · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 10:49 AM HST · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.127 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 7:37 PM HST · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 9, 3:42 AM HST · 14906 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 4:57 AM HST · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.912 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 6:26 PM HST · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.926 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 10:26 PM HST · 14904 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.12 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:32 AM HST · 14904 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:42 AM HST · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:45 AM HST · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 4:57 AM HST · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 1.912 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 2:51 AM HST · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 9:22 AM HST · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 4.12 km ESE of Kealakekua, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:18 AM HST · 14903 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:54 AM HST · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 12:11 PM HST · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 1:30 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
27. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 1:31 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
28. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 8:40 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
29. 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 10:17 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:01 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
31. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 12:07 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
32. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 4:29 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 7:53 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
34. 4.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 1:20 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 9:32 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
36. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 12:17 AM HST · 14901 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
37. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 10:08 AM HST · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 5:04 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 5:26 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 7:49 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 9:28 AM HST · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.17 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 4:29 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 6:59 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 1:53 AM HST · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 2:43 AM HST · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 1:13 PM HST · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
47. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 9:58 PM HST · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 3:45 AM HST · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.43 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 3:47 AM HST · 14898 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 10:46 AM HST · 14898 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 3:41 AM HST · 14897 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 4:57 AM HST · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.88 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 8:01 AM HST · 14897 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 7:43 PM HST · 14896 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 7:04 AM HST · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 7:24 PM HST · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.625 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 4:49 AM HST · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
58. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 5:04 AM HST · 14895 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 5:17 PM HST · 14894 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
60. 1.68 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 9:31 PM HST · 14894 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 1.99 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 5, 2:26 AM HST · 14910 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 8:13 PM HST · 14910 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.927 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 2:13 PM HST · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 11:35 AM HST · 14911 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 12:22 AM HST · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 11:47 PM HST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.616 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 3:15 PM HST · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 2:13 AM HST · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.213 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:37 PM HST · 14912 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 2:41 AM HST · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 1, 7:51 PM HST · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 1, 12:42 PM HST · 14914 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 1, 4:42 AM HST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.0Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 5:28 PM HST · 14914 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 2:06 PM HST · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 5:58 AM HST · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 11:11 PM HST · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.722 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 5:16 PM HST · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.05 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 11:41 AM HST · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 11:27 AM HST · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851861. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.