Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 31, 1980, 1:22 PM HST (23:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-05-31 23:22:22 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.319° N, 155.191° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.03 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.08 km SW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.19 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16922 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.04 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.611 km W of Pāhala, HI · 16919 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.84 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16919 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16918 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.617 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16926 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.723 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.518 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.412 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801608. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.