Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Mar 12, 1979, 11:03 PM HST (09:03 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-03-13 09:03:13 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.175° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
30

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.56 km W of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.54 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.724 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17366 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17362 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.06 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.910 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.917 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.88 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17370 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.520 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.25 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 17371 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.428 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17372 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790902. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.