Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 13 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 17, 1980, 2:14 PM HST (00:14 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-04-18 00:14:45 UTC
Depth
39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.450° N, 156.043° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16930 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16930 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16930 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.427 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16930 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.413 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.99 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.46 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.110 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 4.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.726 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.