M2.1 earthquake 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 25, 1979, 3:20 PM HST

UTC

1979-04-26 01:20:33 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.346° N, 155.099° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

29

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast31 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast361 kmSE

After

1. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 4:24 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 6:00 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 6:13 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 8:46 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 1:36 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 2:16 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 6:58 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:19 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.612 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:41 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 8:27 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:32 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:59 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 11:02 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 1:50 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 3:52 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:09 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:29 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:53 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 3.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 4:54 AM HST · 17323 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.01 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:14 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
22. 3.417 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:26 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 5:01 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 2:18 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:15 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.021 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 12:17 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 4:18 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:43 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 9:45 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 10:28 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
31. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 1:57 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:27 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:49 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 4:04 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
35. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 8:19 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:42 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:47 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:05 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
39. 1.58 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 9:29 PM HST · 17321 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
40. 1.811 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:17 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.04 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 12:14 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
42. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 1:11 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:35 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 8:50 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
45. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:51 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
46. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 6:08 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:11 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:44 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
49. 3.057 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 10:03 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 11:29 PM HST · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 1, 12:25 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
52. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 8:34 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 1, 10:03 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 11:34 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 3:41 PM HST · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.511 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, May 1, 7:12 PM HST · 17319 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 2, 2:20 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
58. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, May 2, 7:08 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
59. 3.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 2, 9:08 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 2, 9:49 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 11:20 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:49 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:05 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 5:48 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.819 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 8:24 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.626 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 5:05 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 4:50 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:55 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 11:21 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 6:14 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.15 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:14 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 2:44 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 12:41 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 10:35 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 8:49 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 5:03 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 5:51 AM HST · 17327 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.911 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 1:28 AM HST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 12:00 AM HST · 17327 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 5:55 PM HST · 17328 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791321. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.