M2.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 3, 1979, 1:58 PM HST

UTC

1979-03-03 23:58:22 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.359° N, 155.208° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast351 kmSE

After

1. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:16 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.714 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:15 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 11:44 AM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:13 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:16 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:58 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 8:14 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.47 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:09 PM HST · 17338 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 1:04 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 5:27 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:51 AM HST · 17337 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:54 PM HST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.57 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 4:01 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 10:23 AM HST · 17336 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.620 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 5:08 PM HST · 17336 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 2:41 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 4:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 5:02 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:52 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
21. 1.621 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:56 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 8:37 AM HST · 17335 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:11 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:56 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 11:33 AM HST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 2:59 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
27. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 7:52 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.28 km E of Hilo, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 9:23 PM HST · 17335 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
29. 1.610 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 12:23 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.07 km NE of Puako, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 1:57 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 2:59 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
32. 3.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 6:08 PM HST · 17334 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 1:58 AM HST · 17333 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 2:17 AM HST · 17333 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.424 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 2:54 AM HST · 17333 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 9:01 AM HST · 17332 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 1:47 PM HST · 17332 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 2:05 PM HST · 17332 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
39. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:06 AM HST · 17331 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 10:11 AM HST · 17331 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 3:19 PM HST · 17331 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 10:39 PM HST · 17331 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 2:31 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 6:15 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 8:39 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
46. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 1:55 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 2:57 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:19 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:43 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 11:18 PM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.422 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 12:12 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 12:39 AM HST · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
53. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 6:41 AM HST · 17329 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 2:42 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 5:10 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 1:51 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 3:30 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
58. 3.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 3:31 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:04 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:26 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790797. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.