Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sat, Jul 7, 1979, 7:52 AM HST (17:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-07 17:52:34 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.058° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.86 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.812 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.83 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.616 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.19 km E of Waimea, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.44 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17200 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17200 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17200 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.