Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 9, 1979, 3:56 PM HST (01:56 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-10 01:56:38 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.370° N, 155.065° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.110 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.410 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.49 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.