Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Apr 19, 1980, 4:23 AM HST (14:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-04-19 14:23:02 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.182° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
37

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. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.726 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.616 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.618 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.517 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 3.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.722 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.412 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16916 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.