Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 19, 1979, 7:19 PM HST (05:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-20 05:19:32 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.096° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
27

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. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.510 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.110 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.410 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.49 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17209 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792011. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.