Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 12, 1979, 5:42 AM HST (15:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-12 15:42:26 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.512° N, 155.493° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
22

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. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17228 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17228 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17228 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17227 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17227 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17227 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17227 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.35 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.023 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17226 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.812 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.523 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.63 km NNE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.728 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17225 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.224 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.119 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.00 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.59 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.628 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791930. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.