Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 31, 1985, 3:33 PM HST (01:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-01-01 01:33:35 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.416° N, 155.321° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.118 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.011 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.521 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.735 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.911 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.011 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.721 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14843 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.310 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.33 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.23 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19852034. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.