Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 26, 1980, 3:50 PM HST (01:50 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-27 01:50:05 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.168° 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
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
35

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16731 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.47 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.426 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16730 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16729 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16727 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16727 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16727 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16727 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16726 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16725 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16725 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16725 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16725 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.525 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16724 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19803063. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.