Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 19, 1980, 10:40 AM HST (20:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-19 20:40:19 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.243° 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
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
24

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. 2.47 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16995 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16994 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16993 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16993 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16993 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16993 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16993 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16992 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16992 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16992 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.34 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16992 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16991 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16991 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16991 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16991 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.111 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16991 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.74 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16990 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16989 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16989 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16989 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16989 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19800577. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.