Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, May 7, 1980, 7:50 PM HST (05:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-08 05:50:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.178° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
40

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. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.95 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.126 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.62 km NW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.86 km SSE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16905 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.011 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16902 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.35 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.19 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801424. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.