Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 3, 1979, 12:56 PM HST (22:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-03 22:56:46 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.154° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.419 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.814 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17390 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.420 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.52 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.45 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.77 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.66 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.119 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.96 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790035. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.