Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 3:09 AM HST (13:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-17 13:09:28 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.393° N, 155.252° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17217 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.610 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.62 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17212 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17211 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791978. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.