Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 16, 1980, 4:54 AM HST (14:54 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 25 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-16 14:54:09 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.408° N, 155.394° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
26

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. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16898 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.19 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.424 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16897 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.112 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.46 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.72 km NNW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.56 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16895 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16894 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16894 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16894 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16893 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16893 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16893 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16893 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16893 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16892 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16892 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16892 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.714 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.410 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 3.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.112 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.326 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.224 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801469. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.