Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 10, 1980, 4:44 AM HST (14:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-01-10 14:44:38 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.392° N, 155.252° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.87 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.516 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.513 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17063 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17062 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.513 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.411 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19800113. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.