Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 5:26 AM HST (15:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-01-06 15:26:36 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.445° N, 155.483° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.724 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.623 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.82 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.816 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.810 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.39 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.720 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.720 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.312 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.910 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.524 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790063. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.