M2.2 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 1, 1979, 4:01 PM HST

UTC

1979-03-02 02:01:14 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.341° N, 155.213° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:33 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 5:44 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.83 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:30 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:50 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:23 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:27 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 7:50 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 11:50 PM HST · 17340 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 4:08 AM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.717 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 1:27 PM HST · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 12:47 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:10 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:16 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.714 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:15 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:44 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:13 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:16 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:58 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 3.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:14 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.47 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:09 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
22. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 1:04 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 5:27 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:51 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:54 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.57 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 4:01 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 10:23 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.620 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 5:08 PM HST · 17336 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 2:41 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 4:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
31. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 5:02 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
33. 1.621 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:56 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 8:37 AM HST · 17335 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:11 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:56 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
37. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 11:33 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 2:59 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
39. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 7:52 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.28 km E of Hilo, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:23 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.610 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 12:23 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.07 km NE of Puako, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 1:57 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 2:59 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
44. 3.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 6:08 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 1:58 AM HST · 17333 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 2:17 AM HST · 17333 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.424 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 2:54 AM HST · 17333 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
48. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 9:01 AM HST · 17332 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 1:47 PM HST · 17332 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 2:05 PM HST · 17332 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:06 AM HST · 17331 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 10:11 AM HST · 17331 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 3:19 PM HST · 17331 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 10:39 PM HST · 17331 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 2:31 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 6:15 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
57. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 8:39 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 1:55 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 2:57 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
60. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:19 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790782. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.