Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 27, 1979, 6:40 PM HST (04:40 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-28 04:40:10 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.418° N, 155.245° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
12

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. 2.02 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.62 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.417 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17379 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.236 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17378 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17377 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.614 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17376 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 4.88 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.99 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.913 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.112 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17382 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.88 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790761. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.