Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 15, 1979, 11:47 PM HST (09:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-16 09:47:33 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.181° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17218 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.112 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.79 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.610 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.62 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791966. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.