M2.0 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Jan 11, 1979, 6:28 PM HST

UTC

1979-01-12 04:28:30 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.476° N, 155.486° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast27 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast320 kmSE

After

1. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 7:19 PM HST · 17433 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 8:16 PM HST · 17433 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 11:51 PM HST · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 2:29 AM HST · 17433 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 3:09 AM HST · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 10:52 AM HST · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.39 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 5:19 PM HST · 17432 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 6:42 PM HST · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 9:30 PM HST · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.724 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 11:05 PM HST · 17432 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 7:55 AM HST · 17432 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 8:04 AM HST · 17432 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.6Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 10:23 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 10:16 PM HST · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:27 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 7:52 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 10:39 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:39 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:41 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:32 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:35 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 6:01 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 8:46 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
24. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 9:12 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
25. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 4:11 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:23 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 6:57 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:41 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
29. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 7:33 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 8:05 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 1:54 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 9:27 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 10:08 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.627 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 11:08 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 11:50 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
36. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 2:12 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.413 km NE of Kea‘au, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 2:39 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 6:13 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 8:38 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
40. 3.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 2:36 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.47 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 9:43 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 10:20 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 3:00 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.58 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 3:06 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 4:08 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 5:59 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 7:05 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:20 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.511 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:23 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:51 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 10:01 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 6:55 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
53. 1.56 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 10:55 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 12:56 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
55. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 2:19 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
56. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 3:11 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
57. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 12:53 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
58. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:24 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
59. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 5:46 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
60. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 7:37 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.712 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 2:57 PM HST · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 9:36 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 9:01 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 5:59 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
5. 3.910 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 5:24 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
6. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 2:24 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 12:24 AM HST · 17434 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:58 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:36 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 7:38 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:10 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:08 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:53 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.39 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:24 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:16 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:35 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:04 PM HST · 17434 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:23 AM HST · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:18 AM HST · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:35 AM HST · 17435 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790163. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.