Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 7, 1979, 8:33 PM HST (06:33 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-08 06:33:25 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.268° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.720 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.63 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.69 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.428 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.25 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.520 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.88 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.917 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.311 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.910 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.06 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.56 km W of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 3.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.422 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.74 km ENE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17373 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.913 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.99 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.88 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17374 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17375 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790849. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.