M2.1 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 30, 1979, 6:08 PM HST

UTC

1979-05-01 04:08:00 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.376° N, 155.246° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

11

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast347 kmSE

After

1. 2.225 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 1:53 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 5:57 PM HST · 17278 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.84 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:19 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:29 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 11:38 PM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 1:47 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 7:08 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 7:10 AM HST · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 8:05 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:19 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 4:29 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 4:52 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 10:00 AM HST · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
14. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:16 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 12:59 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.020 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:05 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:05 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 3:51 PM HST · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 9:48 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.76 km ENE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 10:29 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 2:35 AM HST · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 2:36 AM HST · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.08 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 9:44 AM HST · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.512 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 1:47 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
25. 1.512 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 3:10 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 6:47 PM HST · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 2:33 AM HST · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
28. 2.811 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 5:02 AM HST · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 6:29 AM HST · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
30. 2.85 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 10:37 AM HST · 17274 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 11:36 AM HST · 17274 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 12:21 PM HST · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 3:22 PM HST · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 4:48 PM HST · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.020 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 5:58 PM HST · 17274 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 6:02 PM HST · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
37. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 2:46 AM HST · 17273 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 7:30 AM HST · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 7:21 PM HST · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 8:22 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 8:31 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.29 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 9:16 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 10:24 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.23 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 8, 10:41 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
45. 3.013 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 12:02 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
46. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 12:51 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 1:57 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
48. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 3:55 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.324 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 4:54 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
50. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 9:07 AM HST · 17272 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 2:26 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 3:33 PM HST · 17272 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 12:33 AM HST · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 2:01 AM HST · 17271 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.36 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 4:05 AM HST · 17271 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 1:02 PM HST · 17271 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
57. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 5:17 PM HST · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
58. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 11:27 PM HST · 17270 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 11, 6:06 AM HST · 17270 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jun 11, 11:10 AM HST · 17270 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791376. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.