Hawaii earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 27, 1980, 4:34 PM HST (02:34 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-08-28 02:34:01 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.382° N, 155.244° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.511 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.05 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.95 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16833 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802425. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.