Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 29, 1979, 6:58 PM HST (04:58 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-30 04:58:08 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.185° N, 155.164° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17303 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17303 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17303 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17303 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, HI · 17303 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.89 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17302 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.018 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.613 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.44 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.01 km SSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.82 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.85 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.715 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 3.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.012 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 3.221 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791086. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.