Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 25, 1979, 7:22 AM HST (17:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-02-25 17:22:06 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.338° N, 155.197° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
23

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.112 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.82 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.02 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.62 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.417 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 3.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.236 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.614 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17386 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.33 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.218 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17389 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790732. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.