M2.1 earthquake 16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 11:13 AM HST

UTC

1979-01-06 21:13:02 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.544° N, 155.350° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast34 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast327 kmSE

After

1. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 3:33 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:22 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:33 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:38 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:46 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:56 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 10:51 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 8:41 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.45 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 9:17 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.517 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:46 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:54 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:55 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
13. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 4:28 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
14. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 4:52 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 6:27 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.77 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 7:34 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.614 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 8:59 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.913 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 11:42 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 11:45 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 1:35 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
21. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 3:23 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.66 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 4:49 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
23. 2.119 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 4:59 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
24. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 6:48 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 6:53 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.96 km NNE of Honomu, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 1:00 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
27. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 1:49 PM HST · 17386 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
28. 2.47 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 11:25 PM HST · 17386 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 12:45 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 1:07 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.87 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 4:11 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 4:21 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 8:56 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 9:01 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 4:35 PM HST · 17385 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
36. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 5:46 PM HST · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
37. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 9:16 PM HST · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
38. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 9:17 PM HST · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
39. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 10:27 PM HST · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
40. 2.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 2:07 AM HST · 17385 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
41. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 4:40 AM HST · 17385 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
42. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 7:04 AM HST · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 8:44 AM HST · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 1:46 PM HST · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
45. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 5:46 PM HST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
46. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 6:01 PM HST · 17384 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:09 PM HST · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
48. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:51 PM HST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
49. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 12:33 AM HST · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 3:31 AM HST · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 6:49 AM HST · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
52. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 10:11 AM HST · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
53. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 1:56 PM HST · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 6:59 PM HST · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 11:05 PM HST · 17383 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
56. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:23 AM HST · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:43 AM HST · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
58. 3.326 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:45 AM HST · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
59. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:01 AM HST · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
60. 1.926 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:22 AM HST · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790067. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.