Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Sep 5, 1980, 5:05 PM HST (03:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 25 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-09-06 03:05:48 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.190° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16770 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.37 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16769 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.324 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16768 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.023 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16767 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16766 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.07 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.84 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16765 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.82 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16763 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16762 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16762 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16762 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.04 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16761 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19802639. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.