Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 9, 1980, 5:33 PM HST (03:33 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-10 03:33:28 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.194° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
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. 2.011 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16904 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16902 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16901 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.88 km NW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16900 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.35 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.19 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.424 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.112 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.46 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801436. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.