Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, May 15, 1979, 10:11 PM HST (08:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 18 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-16 08:11:08 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.382° N, 155.279° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.02 km NE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.821 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17260 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.055 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.25 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17259 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17258 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17258 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17258 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17258 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17257 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.127 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.411 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 3.31 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.