Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 11, 1980, 9:23 PM HST (07:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-03-12 07:23:54 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.382° N, 155.196° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
20

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17005 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17004 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17004 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17004 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17004 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17004 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17003 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17003 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.34 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17003 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17002 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17002 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17002 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17002 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.111 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17002 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.74 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17001 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17000 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17000 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17000 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17000 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17000 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16999 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17006 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.99 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801039. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.