M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 26, 1979, 10:58 AM HST

UTC

1979-03-26 20:58:20 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.396° N, 155.264° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

15

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 7, 1:36 AM HST · 17305 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 7, 2:17 AM HST · 17305 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.915 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 7, 8:41 AM HST · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 7, 9:27 AM HST · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 7, 11:09 AM HST · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 7, 12:02 PM HST · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 7, 1:13 PM HST · 17305 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 7, 3:20 PM HST · 17304 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
9. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 7, 5:07 PM HST · 17304 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 7, 10:39 PM HST · 17304 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, May 8, 3:17 AM HST · 17304 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.59 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, May 8, 5:52 AM HST · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 8, 10:15 AM HST · 17304 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 8, 11:26 AM HST · 17304 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 8, 8:17 PM HST · 17303 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 8, 9:49 PM HST · 17303 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 12:40 AM HST · 17303 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.49 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 9, 6:27 AM HST · 17303 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.216 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 9:41 AM HST · 17303 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 11:38 AM HST · 17303 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 9, 5:34 PM HST · 17302 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, HIWed, May 9, 7:21 PM HST · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
23. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 11:38 PM HST · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 2:06 AM HST · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 4:29 AM HST · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 5:18 AM HST · 17302 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.817 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 5:31 AM HST · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
28. 3.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 10:37 AM HST · 17302 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 12:56 PM HST · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.013 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, May 10, 2:35 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 10, 3:13 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.89 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, May 10, 6:42 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
33. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 10:33 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.018 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 3:01 AM HST · 17301 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.613 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 3:26 AM HST · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 8:29 AM HST · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 9:42 AM HST · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 12:28 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
39. 2.44 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiFri, May 11, 12:54 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 1:45 PM HST · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
41. 3.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 1:59 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
42. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 2:10 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 2:55 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 11, 9:21 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
45. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, May 11, 10:20 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 11:45 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
47. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 11, 11:51 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
48. 2.01 km SSW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiSat, May 12, 12:40 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 1:01 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 1:40 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.82 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 1:42 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 1:54 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 4:24 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
54. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 12, 8:42 AM HST · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
55. 3.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 12, 12:26 PM HST · 17300 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
56. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 4:17 PM HST · 17299 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.85 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, May 12, 6:57 PM HST · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 10:55 PM HST · 17299 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 12, 11:28 PM HST · 17299 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
60. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 12, 11:41 PM HST · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791044. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.