Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, May 25, 1980, 3:47 PM HST (01:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 26 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-26 01:47:48 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.304° N, 155.227° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
19

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. 2.326 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.224 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16890 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.713 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.79 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.113 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.226 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.814 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.35 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.79 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.411 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.