Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 15, 1979, 1:44 PM HST (23:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-15 23:44:43 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.308° N, 155.221° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
18

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. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17321 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17321 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.014 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17321 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17321 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.03 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.911 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.626 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.819 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17318 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.612 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17315 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.01 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.417 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17315 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.021 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17314 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790936. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.