Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 2, 1980, 5:20 PM HST (03:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-03 03:20:25 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.290° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
31

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17021 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.318 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17020 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.612 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.726 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.927 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17018 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 3.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17017 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.511 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 3.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19800021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.