M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 11, 1979, 6:47 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-12 04:47:35 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.335° N, 155.145° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

16

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast34 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast358 kmSE

After

1. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:15 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:05 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 3.62 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:38 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.82 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:37 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:48 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
6. 3.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 7:52 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 9:53 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 10:03 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 12:35 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 12:58 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 2:54 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 4:10 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
13. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:02 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:03 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:34 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 6:25 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 6:54 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 8:35 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 9:55 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 3:53 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:30 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
22. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:53 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:11 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:15 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 7:16 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 8:30 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
27. 3.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 4:37 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
28. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 4:58 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:32 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
30. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 9:36 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
31. 3.47 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 9:55 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.09 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 11:13 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
33. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 2:21 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
35. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 6:58 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:01 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:15 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:26 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
39. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:56 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
40. 3.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:14 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:27 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
42. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:27 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 12:48 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 1:20 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 2:34 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 6:51 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 7:32 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 7:41 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:16 PM HST · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 5:18 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
51. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 6:14 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 2:40 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 6:47 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.72 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 8:24 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 8:57 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 10:59 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 12:21 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
58. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:31 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:37 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:45 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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