M2.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jun 9, 1979, 3:55 AM HST

UTC

1979-06-09 13:55:09 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.404° N, 155.269° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

133°

Stations used

7

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:52 AM HST · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.632 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 2:29 AM HST · 17231 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:10 AM HST · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:21 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 12:44 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.710 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 4:46 PM HST · 17231 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:12 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
8. 3.722 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:22 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 11:44 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 12:10 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 3:36 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.712 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:06 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:46 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 9:54 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 10:48 AM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 12:21 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 1:10 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 3:51 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:19 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 6:17 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 8:10 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 9:38 PM HST · 17230 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 8:44 AM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 1:51 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 3:54 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 6:49 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
27. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:08 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:40 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 7:40 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
30. 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 8:51 PM HST · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
31. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 12:21 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
32. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 1:09 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 2:31 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
34. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 2:46 AM HST · 17228 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
35. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 2:19 PM HST · 17228 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 2:29 PM HST · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 1:28 AM HST · 17227 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:29 AM HST · 17227 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 9:36 AM HST · 17227 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 1:35 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
41. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 5:21 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
42. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:07 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:13 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:14 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:54 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.35 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:58 PM HST · 17227 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
47. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 3:23 AM HST · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 4:49 AM HST · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 5:08 AM HST · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.023 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 11:04 AM HST · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
51. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 12:27 PM HST · 17226 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 1:24 PM HST · 17226 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 1:53 PM HST · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.812 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 8:51 PM HST · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 12:06 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 1:27 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
57. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 2:29 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.523 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 3:30 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
59. 2.123 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 6:11 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
60. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 9:28 AM HST · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.