Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 27, 1980, 6:38 PM HST (04:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-08-28 04:38:17 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.401° N, 155.262° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16792 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16792 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16792 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.615 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.911 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.112 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.512 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16791 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.226 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.93 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.613 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.13 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.613 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16789 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.58 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16789 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 3.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16789 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16788 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16788 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16788 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16787 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.010 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16786 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16786 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16786 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.12 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16786 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16786 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.63 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16785 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.39 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16784 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16784 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16784 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16784 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 3.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16783 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.76 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16783 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.522 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16783 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.417 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16783 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16782 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.118 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16782 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.64 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16782 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16782 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802467. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.