M3.3 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Feb 18, 1979, 4:45 AM HST

UTC

1979-02-18 14:45:44 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.447° N, 155.486° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast26 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast52 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast322 kmSE

After

1. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:01 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.926 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:22 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:46 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.726 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:48 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.426 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:52 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.426 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 6:30 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.625 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 10:48 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 11:58 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 7:06 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.910 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 7:50 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 6:43 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 6:54 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 3:23 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 5:15 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 7:11 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 7:42 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 10:43 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 12:22 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 7:29 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 10:16 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 10:23 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.57 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 11:44 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
23. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 1:53 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 5:44 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 6:46 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
26. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 7:14 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
27. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 8:34 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
28. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 10:25 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
29. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 7:43 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 8:26 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
31. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 10:35 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 4:22 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.85 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 6:35 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.913 km SSW of Puako, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 2:39 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 4:02 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
36. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:15 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:44 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.112 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:49 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
39. 2.316 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 6:11 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 6:24 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 8:01 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
42. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 9:05 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
43. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 9:27 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 10:25 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
45. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 1:55 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 2:26 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 2:52 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:20 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:34 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
50. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:36 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.33 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 4:09 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
52. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 5:02 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 10:13 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 12:48 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
55. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:59 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
56. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 5:55 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 2:46 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 4:47 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 10:54 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:43 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:23 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 11:05 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 6:59 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 1:56 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 10:11 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 6:49 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 3:31 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 12:33 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:51 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:09 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 6:01 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 5:46 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 1:46 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 8:44 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 7:04 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 4:40 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
18. 2.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 2:07 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 10:27 PM HST · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 9:17 PM HST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790640. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.