Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 2, 1979, 3:23 PM HST (01:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-02-03 01:23:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.452° N, 155.474° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.236 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.424 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.626 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.228 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.427 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.34 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.419 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.814 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.420 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.52 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.929 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.112 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790440. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.