M2.9 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Feb 20, 1979, 10:16 AM HST

UTC

1979-02-20 20:16:06 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.298° N, 155.211° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

24

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 10:23 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.57 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 11:44 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 1:53 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 5:44 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 6:46 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 7:14 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 8:34 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 10:25 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 7:43 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 8:26 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 21, 10:35 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 4:22 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.85 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 6:35 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.913 km SSW of Puako, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 2:39 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 4:02 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
16. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:15 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:44 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.112 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 5:49 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 6:24 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 8:01 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 9:05 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 9:27 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 22, 10:25 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
24. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 1:55 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
25. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 2:26 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
26. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 2:52 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:20 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:34 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:36 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.33 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 4:09 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
31. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 5:02 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
32. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 10:13 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 12:48 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
34. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 23, 3:59 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 5:55 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 2:46 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 4:47 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 24, 10:54 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 12:46 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
41. 1.88 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 5:35 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 7:22 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 7:23 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 10:35 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 6:41 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 25, 11:58 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
47. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 26, 4:29 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
48. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 26, 9:14 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 26, 1:21 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Feb 26, 10:28 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 26, 10:53 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
52. 3.112 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 12:52 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
53. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 1:29 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
54. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 4:56 AM HST · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 8:04 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 11:56 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 5:22 PM HST · 17386 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
58. 1.82 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 27, 6:40 PM HST · 17386 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 28, 3:13 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 28, 5:16 AM HST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 7:29 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 20, 12:22 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 10:43 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 7:42 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 7:11 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 5:15 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 3:23 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 6:54 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 6:43 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.910 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 7:50 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.717 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 7:06 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 11:58 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.625 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 10:48 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.426 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 6:30 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.426 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:52 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.726 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:48 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:46 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.926 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:22 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 5:01 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
20. 3.326 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 4:45 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790670. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.