Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 19, 1979, 5:15 PM HST (03:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-20 03:15:29 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.437° N, 155.413° 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, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.28 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.643 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.214 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.529 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.77 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.06 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.65 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.74 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.06 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.05 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.67 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17343 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17343 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17343 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.629 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17343 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17343 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.812 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 17342 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 3.09 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 17342 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.46 km ENE of Puako, Hawaii · 17342 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17342 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17342 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790663. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.