Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 24, 1980, 7:08 AM HST (17:08 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-24 17:08:03 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.393° N, 155.280° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
20

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. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16826 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.225 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16824 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.515 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.318 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 3.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16823 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.28 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.311 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.99 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16822 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16821 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.220 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.316 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16820 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.