M2.2 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Mar 18, 1979, 10:19 AM HST

UTC

1979-03-18 20:19:57 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.314° N, 155.183° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 6:58 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:19 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.612 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 7:41 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 8:27 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:32 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:59 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 11:02 AM HST · 17316 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 1:50 PM HST · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 3:52 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:09 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 9:29 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 10:53 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
13. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
14. 3.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 4:54 AM HST · 17315 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.01 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:14 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
16. 3.417 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 2:26 PM HST · 17315 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 5:01 PM HST · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 2:18 AM HST · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:15 AM HST · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.021 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 12:17 PM HST · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 4:18 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 6:43 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 9:45 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 10:28 PM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 1:57 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:27 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 2:49 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 4:04 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 8:19 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:42 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
31. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 10:47 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
32. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:05 AM HST · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.58 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 9:29 PM HST · 17312 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
34. 1.811 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 11:17 PM HST · 17312 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.04 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 12:14 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 1:11 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:35 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 8:50 AM HST · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 5:51 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 6:08 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:11 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
42. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 9:44 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
43. 3.057 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 10:03 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 11:29 PM HST · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 1, 12:25 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 8:34 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
47. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 1, 10:03 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 11:34 AM HST · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
49. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 3:41 PM HST · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.511 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, May 1, 7:12 PM HST · 17310 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
51. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 2, 2:20 PM HST · 17310 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, May 2, 7:08 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
53. 3.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 2, 9:08 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
54. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 2, 9:49 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.319 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 2, 9:50 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 2, 10:13 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 2, 10:23 PM HST · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
58. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 3, 12:00 AM HST · 17309 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.520 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 3, 12:03 AM HST · 17309 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.417 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 3, 12:45 AM HST · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790960. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.