Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 7, 1979, 6:30 PM HST (04:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 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
1979-01-08 04:30:00 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.184° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
25

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. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.77 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.66 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.119 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.96 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.47 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.87 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 3.326 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.910 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.