M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 1, 1979, 10:01 AM HST

UTC

1979-02-01 20:01:26 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.332° N, 155.191° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

24

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 3.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 4:54 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 6:26 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 7:12 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 7:15 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
5. 3.118 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 9:49 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 10:12 AM HST · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.428 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 12:56 PM HST · 17363 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.25 km WNW of Kurtistown, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 9:33 PM HST · 17362 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 11:13 PM HST · 17362 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
10. 3.520 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 12:14 AM HST · 17362 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
11. 3.88 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 5:28 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 5:47 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 5:58 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 6:04 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.917 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 9:14 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.311 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 10:07 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.910 km SW of P?hoa, HawaiiSun, Mar 11, 11:26 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 2:36 AM HST · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 2:49 AM HST · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 10:40 AM HST · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 11:52 AM HST · 17361 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 12:41 PM HST · 17361 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.06 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 9:17 PM HST · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 11:03 PM HST · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 11:07 PM HST · 17360 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
26. 2.56 km W of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 3:41 AM HST · 17360 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
27. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 4:34 AM HST · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 8:01 AM HST · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
29. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 8:21 AM HST · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
30. 3.816 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 9:57 AM HST · 17360 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 12:59 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 2:35 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 5:09 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
34. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 7:02 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 9:57 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 13, 9:59 PM HST · 17359 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 6:08 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 6:13 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 10:11 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 10:40 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
41. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 11:09 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 11:14 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 11:35 AM HST · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 5:06 PM HST · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 14, 10:06 PM HST · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 7:38 AM HST · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
47. 3.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 8:55 AM HST · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 8:58 AM HST · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 9:47 AM HST · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
50. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 10:10 AM HST · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 12:08 PM HST · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 12:11 PM HST · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.54 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 12:42 PM HST · 17358 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
54. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 1:44 PM HST · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 7:59 PM HST · 17357 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.724 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Mar 16, 11:02 AM HST · 17357 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 16, 5:41 PM HST · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
58. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Mar 16, 7:33 PM HST · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 16, 10:00 PM HST · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
60. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 17, 1:45 AM HST · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

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