M2.8 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Apr 7, 1979, 9:56 AM HST

UTC

1979-04-07 19:56:04 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.339° N, 155.213° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

11

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 19, 5:50 AM HST · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 19, 6:08 AM HST · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 19, 9:44 AM HST · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 19, 3:52 PM HST · 17293 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, May 19, 5:14 PM HST · 17293 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.330 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSat, May 19, 5:59 PM HST · 17293 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 19, 6:04 PM HST · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 1:51 AM HST · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 20, 3:06 AM HST · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 5:59 AM HST · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 9:31 AM HST · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 12:14 PM HST · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 1:36 PM HST · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 20, 6:42 PM HST · 17292 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 21, 1:20 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 21, 1:25 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.66 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 21, 1:51 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 21, 3:53 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 21, 4:03 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 21, 4:05 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
21. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 21, 4:30 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 21, 7:17 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 21, 8:57 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 21, 9:29 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, May 21, 1:49 PM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
26. 2.313 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 21, 4:38 PM HST · 17291 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
27. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 21, 9:42 PM HST · 17291 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 12:18 AM HST · 17291 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 22, 1:58 AM HST · 17290 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 2:22 AM HST · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 22, 11:53 AM HST · 17290 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.78 km WSW of Puako, HawaiiTue, May 22, 3:45 PM HST · 17290 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
33. 2.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 22, 4:48 PM HST · 17290 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
34. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 5:45 PM HST · 17290 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
35. 1.816 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 10:54 PM HST · 17290 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
36. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 2:23 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 2:27 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
38. 3.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 23, 3:09 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
39. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 4:49 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 7:35 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 23, 8:35 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
42. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 9:56 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
43. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 11:58 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 23, 4:12 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 4:28 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
46. 3.16 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, May 23, 4:51 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 8:05 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 23, 8:11 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 23, 8:37 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
50. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 23, 11:27 PM HST · 17289 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 24, 12:08 AM HST · 17289 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.422 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, May 24, 2:04 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 24, 3:19 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.420 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiThu, May 24, 4:30 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.15 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 24, 4:44 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
56. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 24, 8:56 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 24, 9:29 AM HST · 17288 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
58. 1.52 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, May 24, 12:06 PM HST · 17288 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 24, 4:21 PM HST · 17288 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
60. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 24, 4:26 PM HST · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791164. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.