M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 12, 1985, 9:22 AM HST

UTC

1985-12-12 19:22:18 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.323° N, 155.197° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 4.12 km ESE of Kealakekua, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:18 AM HST · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
2. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:54 AM HST · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 12:11 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 1:30 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 1:31 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 8:40 PM HST · 14901 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
7. 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 10:17 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 11:01 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 12:07 AM HST · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
10. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 4:29 AM HST · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 7:53 AM HST · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
12. 4.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 1:20 PM HST · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 9:32 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 12:17 AM HST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 10:08 AM HST · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 5:04 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 5:26 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 7:49 PM HST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 9:28 AM HST · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.17 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 4:29 PM HST · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 6:59 PM HST · 14898 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 1:53 AM HST · 14897 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 2:43 AM HST · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 1:13 PM HST · 14897 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
25. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 9:58 PM HST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 3:45 AM HST · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
27. 2.43 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 3:47 AM HST · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
28. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 17, 10:46 AM HST · 14896 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
29. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 3:41 AM HST · 14895 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
30. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 4:57 AM HST · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.88 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 8:01 AM HST · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 18, 7:43 PM HST · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
33. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 7:04 AM HST · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 7:24 PM HST · 14894 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.625 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 4:49 AM HST · 14893 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
36. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 5:04 AM HST · 14893 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 5:17 PM HST · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
38. 1.68 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 9:31 PM HST · 14892 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 2:42 AM HST · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 5:37 AM HST · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 9:10 AM HST · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 11:09 AM HST · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 3:59 PM HST · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.823 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 1:22 AM HST · 14891 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.524 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 5:38 PM HST · 14891 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
46. 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 9:31 PM HST · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
47. 3.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 6:38 AM HST · 14890 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
48. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 6:46 AM HST · 14890 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.922 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 9:21 AM HST · 14890 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.923 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 9:34 PM HST · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
51. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 10:28 PM HST · 14889 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
52. 1.925 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 5:58 AM HST · 14889 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 2:00 PM HST · 14889 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
54. 3.34 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 11:38 PM HST · 14888 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
55. 1.92 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 3:16 AM HST · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
56. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 5:10 AM HST · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
57. 2.213 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 6:35 AM HST · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
58. 2.414 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 11:23 AM HST · 14888 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 2:22 PM HST · 14888 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.310 km SW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 5:16 PM HST · 14888 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 1.912 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 12, 2:51 AM HST · 14901 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 4:57 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:45 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:42 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.12 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 3:32 AM HST · 14902 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.926 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 10:26 PM HST · 14902 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.912 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 6:26 PM HST · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 4:57 AM HST · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 9, 3:42 AM HST · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.127 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 7:37 PM HST · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 10:49 AM HST · 14905 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.811 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 10:05 AM HST · 14905 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 4:51 AM HST · 14905 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 1:30 AM HST · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 12:53 AM HST · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.02 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 6:50 PM HST · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.613 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 6:29 PM HST · 14907 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 4:58 PM HST · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 2:56 AM HST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
20. 1.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 5, 9:12 PM HST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19851901. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.