Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 2, 1979, 4:35 AM HST (14:35 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-02 14:35:57 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.292° N, 155.261° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.917 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.311 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.910 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.06 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.56 km W of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.54 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.724 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790432. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.