Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 5, 1979, 3:51 PM HST (01:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-06 01:51:02 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.383° N, 155.397° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.26 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.48 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.810 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.53 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.710 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.722 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.712 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791869. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.