M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 9, 1979, 12:15 AM HST

UTC

1979-01-09 10:15:20 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.335° N, 155.214° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 3:50 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:46 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:17 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 9:23 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.810 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:00 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:04 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:47 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:35 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:18 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:23 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:04 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:35 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:16 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.39 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:24 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:53 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:08 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:10 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 7:38 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:36 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:58 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 12:24 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
23. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 2:24 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
24. 3.910 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 5:24 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 5:59 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 9:01 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 9:36 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.712 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 2:57 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
29. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 6:28 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 7:19 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 8:16 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 11:51 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 2:29 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 3:09 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 10:52 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.39 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 5:19 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 6:42 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
38. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 9:30 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.724 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 11:05 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 7:55 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 8:04 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
42. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 10:23 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
43. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 10:16 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
44. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:27 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
45. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 7:52 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 10:39 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:39 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:41 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:32 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:35 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 6:01 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 8:46 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
53. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 9:12 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 4:11 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:23 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 6:57 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:41 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
58. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 7:33 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 8:05 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
60. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 1:54 AM HST · 17422 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:44 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:08 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 9:25 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 7:37 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 6:16 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 5:26 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 3:55 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.816 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 2:32 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.82 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 2:04 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:11 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 8:26 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 8:25 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 6:10 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 5:40 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.623 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 4:43 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 4:27 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 11:16 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:39 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:16 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:15 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790113. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.