M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 13, 1979, 2:35 PM HST

UTC

1979-03-14 00:35:34 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.329° N, 155.164° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 2.12 km WSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:01 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 8:02 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.72 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:35 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:41 AM HST · 17325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 12:50 PM HST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 8:47 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 10:46 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 11:05 PM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 3:38 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 4:27 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 4:46 AM HST · 17324 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 7:16 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 9:03 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:57 PM HST · 17323 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 9:37 AM HST · 17323 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 9:25 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 19, 11:45 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 12:26 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 1:07 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 4:45 AM HST · 17322 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.721 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 1:48 PM HST · 17322 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.612 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 3:19 PM HST · 17321 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 8:33 PM HST · 17321 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 12:03 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
26. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 12:32 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 8:14 AM HST · 17321 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
28. 3.014 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 12:14 PM HST · 17321 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
29. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 3:52 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
30. 3.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 21, 6:57 PM HST · 17320 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 12:06 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 2:02 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 2:47 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 3:56 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 5:23 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.03 km S of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 6:22 AM HST · 17320 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
37. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 2:51 PM HST · 17319 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
38. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 22, 5:55 PM HST · 17319 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 12:00 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
40. 1.911 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 1:28 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
41. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 5:51 AM HST · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 5:03 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 8:49 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 10:35 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 12:41 AM HST · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 2:44 AM HST · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.15 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:14 AM HST · 17318 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 6:14 AM HST · 17318 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 11:21 AM HST · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:55 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 4:50 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
52. 1.626 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 5:05 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
53. 1.819 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 8:24 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
54. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 5:48 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:05 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:49 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 11:20 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 3:20 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 4:24 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 6:00 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790910. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.