M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 26, 1979, 3:52 PM HST

UTC

1979-04-27 01:52:25 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.395° N, 155.260° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

8

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 29, 9:06 PM HST · 17282 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.211 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 29, 11:39 PM HST · 17282 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 30, 2:08 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 4:36 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.214 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 4:42 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 6:28 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 7:21 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 10:11 AM HST · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 30, 1:27 PM HST · 17282 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 7:21 PM HST · 17281 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.818 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 7:46 PM HST · 17281 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
12. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 31, 3:58 AM HST · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.57 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 31, 7:43 AM HST · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
14. 3.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 12:16 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
15. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 12:54 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.314 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 2:00 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 2:30 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.46 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:26 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:39 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 9:56 AM HST · 17280 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.429 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 1:28 PM HST · 17280 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
22. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:24 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:26 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
24. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:28 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 6:53 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.416 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 10:04 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
27. 1.62 km WNW of H?lualoa, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 12:00 AM HST · 17279 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 2:56 AM HST · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.310 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 3:22 AM HST · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
30. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 6:51 AM HST · 17279 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 1:28 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
32. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 1:40 PM HST · 17279 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
33. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 7:32 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 9:20 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 10:03 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 6:35 AM HST · 17278 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
37. 1.58 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 10:10 AM HST · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 1:20 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.029 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 1:50 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
40. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 1:53 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 5:57 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.84 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:19 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:29 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:38 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 1:47 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 7:08 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 7:10 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
48. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 8:05 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
49. 1.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:19 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 4:29 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 4:52 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 10:00 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
53. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:16 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:59 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.020 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:05 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:05 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:51 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 9:48 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.76 km ENE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 10:29 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 2:35 AM HST · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791339. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.