Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 14, 1980, 1:54 PM HST (23:54 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-06-14 23:54:24 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.339° N, 155.110° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.35 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.19 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.424 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · -3 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.112 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.46 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.72 km NNW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.56 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16910 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16910 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16910 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.011 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.86 km SSE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.62 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.126 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801721. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.