Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 19, 1979, 6:04 PM HST (04:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-20 04:04:18 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.413° N, 155.420° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

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. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.127 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17256 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.411 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.31 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.421 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.87 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17252 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.610 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17251 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.514 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.210 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17250 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791602. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.