Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 13, 1979, 9:15 PM HST (07:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-14 07:15:20 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.415° N, 155.420° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
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. 2.128 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17222 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17221 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17219 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.112 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.79 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791945. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.