Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Apr 1, 1979, 7:02 AM HST (17:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-04-01 17:02:41 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.293° N, 155.258° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.110 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.48 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.55 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.83 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.714 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 3.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.47 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.57 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17348 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.28 km E of Hilo, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.610 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.07 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17346 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.424 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17345 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17344 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.226 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.46 km ENE of Puako, Hawaii · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.629 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17355 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.06 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791107. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.