Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 27, 1979, 4:54 AM HST (14:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-04-27 14:54:25 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.429° N, 155.435° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
37

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. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.57 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.46 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.429 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17280 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.62 km WNW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.310 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17279 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.58 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.029 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17278 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.84 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.020 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.76 km ENE of Puako, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.08 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.512 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.512 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.811 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791345. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.