M2.1 earthquake 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Mar 9, 1979, 9:00 PM HST

UTC

1979-03-10 07:00:05 UTC

Depth

27.1 km (16.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.360° N, 155.261° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast347 kmSE

After

1. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 2:57 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:19 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:43 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 11:18 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.422 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 12:12 AM HST · 17329 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 12:39 AM HST · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 6:41 AM HST · 17329 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 2:42 PM HST · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 5:10 PM HST · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 1:51 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 3:30 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
12. 3.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 3:31 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:04 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:26 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.47 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:28 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:49 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 11:37 AM HST · 17328 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 2:41 PM HST · 17328 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 3.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 3:24 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 4:24 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 7:19 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 9:52 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.14 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 10:04 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 1:15 AM HST · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.615 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 4:01 AM HST · 17327 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 2:11 PM HST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.14 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 5:22 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 6:30 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 10:46 AM HST · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 1:46 PM HST · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 7:09 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
32. 3.89 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 8:29 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
33. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 8:50 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 10:47 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
35. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 10:54 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 12:47 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
37. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 3:43 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
38. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 6:17 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.12 km WSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:01 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
40. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 8:02 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
41. 1.72 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:35 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
42. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:41 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
43. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 12:50 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 8:47 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 10:46 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:05 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
48. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 3:38 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 4:27 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 4:46 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 7:16 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 9:03 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:57 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 9:37 AM HST · 17323 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 9:25 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
56. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 11:45 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 12:26 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 1:07 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 4:45 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.721 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 1:48 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

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