Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 26, 1980, 1:39 PM HST (23:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-26 23:39:03 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.323° N, 155.183° 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
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
37

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. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.713 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.79 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.719 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16888 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16887 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.113 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.226 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16885 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.814 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.35 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16884 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.79 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.411 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.82 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16881 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801558. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.