Hawaii earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 30, 1980, 12:46 AM HST (10:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-04-30 10:46:23 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.414° N, 155.417° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16915 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.03 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16914 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.08 km SW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16913 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.19 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16910 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.04 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.611 km W of Pāhala, HI · 16908 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.84 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16907 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801372. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.