Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 26, 1979, 1:36 AM HST (11:36 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-26 11:36:47 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.174° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.211 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.214 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.818 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17282 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.46 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.429 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.62 km WNW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.310 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.58 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.029 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.84 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.020 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791326. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.