Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 6, 1979, 1:41 PM HST (23:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-06 23:41:02 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.443° N, 155.392° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
13

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. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.54 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.724 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.43 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HI · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 4.57 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.87 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.85 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.05 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.17 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.