Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Apr 16, 1979, 1:46 PM HST (23:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-16 23:46:30 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.347° N, 155.212° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
22

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. 2.212 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17287 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17287 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17286 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17285 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17285 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17285 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.112 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17284 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.38 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.