M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 23, 1979, 3:34 AM HST

UTC

1979-02-23 13:34:25 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.397° N, 155.263° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 5:18 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.529 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 7:00 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 8:02 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 8:05 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 8:05 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
6. 4.77 km NE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 9:30 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
7. 3.06 km N of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 9:34 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.65 km N of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 9:36 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 27, 10:57 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 3:04 AM HST · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 4:48 AM HST · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 5:53 AM HST · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
13. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 5:54 AM HST · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 1:20 PM HST · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 2:55 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.74 km S of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 3:53 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 5:08 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 5:39 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 10:47 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Mar 28, 11:03 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 12:27 AM HST · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
22. 3.06 km NNE of Puako, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 12:56 AM HST · 17344 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.05 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 6:16 AM HST · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
24. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 11:17 AM HST · 17344 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
25. 1.67 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 12:15 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 12:24 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 1:24 PM HST · 17344 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.629 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 6:58 PM HST · 17343 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
29. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 2:35 AM HST · 17343 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.812 km N of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 12:38 PM HST · 17343 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
31. 3.09 km N of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 12:56 PM HST · 17343 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.46 km ENE of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 7:12 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 6:38 AM HST · 17342 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 10:18 AM HST · 17342 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.226 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 12:39 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
36. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 12:57 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 7:12 PM HST · 17341 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 11:37 PM HST · 17341 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 2:36 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:07 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
41. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:10 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:26 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 7:02 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 2:22 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:36 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 7:48 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 8:33 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.48 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:03 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
49. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:12 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:52 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:02 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:30 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.55 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:41 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
54. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:28 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
55. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:33 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:44 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.83 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:30 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
58. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:50 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:23 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:27 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790709. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.