M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 17, 1979, 10:46 AM HST

UTC

1979-03-17 20:46:57 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.329° N, 155.195° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 4:50 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.626 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 5:05 PM HST · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.819 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 8:24 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 5:48 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:05 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 9:49 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 11:20 AM HST · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 3:20 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 4:24 PM HST · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 6:00 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 6:13 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 8:46 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 1:36 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 2:16 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 6:58 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:19 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.612 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:41 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 8:27 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:32 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:59 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 11:02 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 1:50 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 3:52 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:09 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:29 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:53 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
27. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
28. 3.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 4:54 AM HST · 17315 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
29. 2.01 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:14 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
30. 3.417 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:26 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
31. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 5:01 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 2:18 AM HST · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:15 AM HST · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.021 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 12:17 PM HST · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 4:18 PM HST · 17314 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:43 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 9:45 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 10:28 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 1:57 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:27 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:49 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 4:04 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 8:19 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:42 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
45. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:47 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:05 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.58 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 9:29 PM HST · 17312 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
48. 1.811 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:17 PM HST · 17312 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.04 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 12:14 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 1:11 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
51. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:35 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
52. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 8:50 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:51 PM HST · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 6:08 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:11 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:44 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
57. 3.057 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 10:03 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
58. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 11:29 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 1, 12:25 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
60. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 8:34 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790949. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.