Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Aug 2, 1980, 5:10 PM HST (03:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-08-03 03:10:43 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.159° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
25

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16863 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.110 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.23 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.80 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16862 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16861 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.69 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16860 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16858 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16858 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.122 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16858 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16858 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16857 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.118 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16856 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16856 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16864 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.69 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802152. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.