Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Mar 31, 1979, 11:37 PM HST (09:37 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-01 09:37:56 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.409° N, 155.437° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
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. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.625 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.58 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.711 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.111 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.33 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.411 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.330 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791102. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.