Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 27, 1980, 10:35 PM HST (08:35 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1980-08-28 08:35:54 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.418° N, 155.272° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
11

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.121 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.225 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16837 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16836 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16836 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16836 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16836 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16835 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16835 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.515 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16835 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16835 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.318 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16835 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16838 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.511 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16839 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802513. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.