M1.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 5, 1979, 9:48 PM HST

UTC

1979-06-06 07:48:06 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.316° N, 155.188° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 8:02 AM HST · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 4:00 PM HST · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:08 PM HST · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:11 PM HST · 17234 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 11:50 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 12:01 AM HST · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 3:47 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 4:21 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.810 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 5:04 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.53 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 10:38 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.99 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 11:05 PM HST · 17233 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 12:16 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 3:01 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 3:10 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 3:56 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 4:41 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 5:52 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:06 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:28 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:42 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:58 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
22. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 11:36 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.710 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 11:36 AM HST · 17232 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 3:20 PM HST · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 5:41 PM HST · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:06 PM HST · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
27. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 8:34 PM HST · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 10:35 PM HST · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:52 AM HST · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:10 AM HST · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:21 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:44 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.710 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 4:46 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:12 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
35. 3.722 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:22 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:44 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
37. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 12:10 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 3:36 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.712 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:06 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:46 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 9:54 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 10:48 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 12:21 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 1:10 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 3:51 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
46. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:19 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 6:17 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 8:10 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 9:38 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 8:44 AM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 1:51 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 3:54 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 6:49 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
54. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:08 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:40 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:40 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
57. 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 8:51 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 12:21 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
59. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 1:09 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 2:31 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.