Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 9:20 AM HST (19:20 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km W 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 19:20:19 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.493° N, 155.471° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.542 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.113 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.913 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.02 km NE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.821 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.055 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.25 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.99 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17273 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17273 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.510 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 17273 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.21 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 17273 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19791981. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.