Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 11, 1979, 9:01 AM HST (19:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-11 19:01:02 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.317° N, 155.193° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
24

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. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.326 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.910 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.57 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.85 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.913 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.112 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790155. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.