Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 7, 1979, 10:54 PM HST (08:54 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-08 08:54:33 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.247° N, 155.256° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
31

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17334 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17333 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17333 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17333 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17333 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.424 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17333 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17332 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17332 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17331 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17331 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17331 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17330 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17330 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17330 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.422 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17329 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.47 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.14 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.615 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17327 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.14 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17326 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.89 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.12 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.72 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790850. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.