Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 16, 1979, 8:38 PM HST (06:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-17 06:38:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.325° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
29

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. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.85 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.913 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.112 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.33 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.88 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.112 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.82 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.02 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.62 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790231. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.