M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Dec 2, 1980, 4:18 AM HST

UTC

1980-12-02 14:18:57 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.308° N, 155.185° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 9:16 AM HST · 16742 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.426 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 4:27 PM HST · 16742 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 5:23 PM HST · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 7:38 PM HST · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 7:46 PM HST · 16742 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 10:27 PM HST · 16742 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 12:47 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 12:54 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
9. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 2:40 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 4:25 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 7:10 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 9:11 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 9:24 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:46 AM HST · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:33 PM HST · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.511 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:55 PM HST · 16741 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 4:14 PM HST · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 6:39 PM HST · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 8:53 PM HST · 16741 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:41 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:59 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
22. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:16 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:19 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:20 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
25. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:55 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 2:07 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:18 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 6:32 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:35 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
30. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:49 AM HST · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:08 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:52 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 2:20 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:09 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
35. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 9:47 PM HST · 16740 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 4:02 AM HST · 16739 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 7:34 AM HST · 16739 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 8:48 AM HST · 16739 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 12:26 PM HST · 16739 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
40. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 11:46 PM HST · 16738 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 1:51 AM HST · 16738 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
42. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 3:34 AM HST · 16738 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.817 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 6:34 AM HST · 16738 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 9:54 AM HST · 16738 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 2:58 PM HST · 16738 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
46. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 3:21 PM HST · 16738 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 6:01 PM HST · 16738 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 8:38 PM HST · 16738 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 10:59 AM HST · 16737 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 12:50 PM HST · 16737 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 1:48 PM HST · 16737 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
52. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 1:48 PM HST · 16737 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 1:49 PM HST · 16737 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.525 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 2:14 AM HST · 16736 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
55. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 10:24 AM HST · 16736 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 4:47 PM HST · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 5:56 PM HST · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:37 PM HST · 16736 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.711 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:58 PM HST · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 9:36 PM HST · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 3:56 AM HST · 16742 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 2:53 AM HST · 16742 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.47 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 2:23 AM HST · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 1:44 AM HST · 16742 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.66 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 7:37 PM HST · 16743 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 1:23 PM HST · 16743 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 1:18 PM HST · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 12:46 PM HST · 16743 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
9. 3.21 km SSE of Kealakekua, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 8:42 AM HST · 16743 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 8:38 AM HST · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.120 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 7:03 AM HST · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 10:46 PM HST · 16744 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 10:28 PM HST · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 10:21 PM HST · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 3:37 PM HST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 3:12 PM HST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.73 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 8:32 AM HST · 16744 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.612 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 6:07 AM HST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 30, 3:38 AM HST · 16744 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 29, 8:51 PM HST · 16745 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19803549. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.