Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 1, 1980, 11:48 PM HST (09:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-02 09:48:59 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.421° N, 155.396° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
41

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.112 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.73 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16878 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.79 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16877 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.96 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.65 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.81 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.66 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16875 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.61 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.411 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16873 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16873 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16873 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16872 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16872 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.