Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 14, 1979, 3:27 AM HST (13:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-14 13:27:50 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.222° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
22

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. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.57 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.85 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.913 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.112 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.33 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.88 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790199. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.