Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 26, 1979, 9:13 AM HST (19:13 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-05-26 19:13:17 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.387° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
27

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. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.812 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.112 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.38 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.28 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17296 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.212 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.223 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17297 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17298 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791685. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.