Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 12:48 AM HST (10:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-12 10:48:47 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.225° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
22

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. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16870 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.516 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16870 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.616 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16870 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.25 km E of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.716 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.116 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.59 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.324 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16869 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16868 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.417 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.125 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16867 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.311 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.09 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.525 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.224 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19801708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.