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 19, 1979, 3:23 PM HST (01:23 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
1979-03-20 01:23:14 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.315° N, 155.194° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
33

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. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.43 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HI · 17362 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17362 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17362 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17362 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17362 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.87 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.85 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.17 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.07 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.38 km W of Waimea, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.63 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17361 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.814 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.813 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.223 km NE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17360 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.07 km NNE of Waikoloa, HI · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.62 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.411 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17359 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.28 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17358 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.643 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790971. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.