Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 25, 1979, 7:59 AM HST (17:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-05-25 17:59:16 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.277° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17299 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.812 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.112 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 3.38 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 3.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.223 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.15 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.420 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.422 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791676. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.