M2.3 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 25, 1979, 11:58 PM HST

UTC

1979-02-26 09:58:28 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.396° N, 155.410° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 3.09 km N of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 12:56 PM HST · 17343 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.46 km ENE of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 7:12 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 6:38 AM HST · 17342 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 10:18 AM HST · 17342 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.226 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 12:39 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 12:57 PM HST · 17342 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 7:12 PM HST · 17341 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 11:37 PM HST · 17341 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 2:36 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:07 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:10 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:26 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 7:02 AM HST · 17341 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 2:22 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 3:36 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 7:48 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 8:33 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.48 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:03 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:12 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 3:52 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
21. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:02 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
22. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:30 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.55 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:41 AM HST · 17340 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:28 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:33 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
26. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:44 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
27. 2.83 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:30 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:50 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:23 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
30. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:27 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
31. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:50 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 11:50 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 4:08 AM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
34. 2.717 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 1:27 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 12:47 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:10 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:16 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.714 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:15 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:44 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
41. 2.413 km N of Puako, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 4:28 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:13 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:16 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
44. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:58 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
45. 3.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:14 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.47 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:09 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 1:04 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
48. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 5:27 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:51 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
50. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:54 PM HST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
51. 2.57 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 4:01 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
52. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 10:23 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
53. 2.620 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 5:08 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 2:41 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 4:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 5:02 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
57. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.621 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:56 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 8:37 AM HST · 17335 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:11 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790742. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.