Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 20, 1979, 6:44 AM HST (16:44 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-06-20 16:44:44 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.383° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.02 km NE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.821 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.055 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17268 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.25 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17266 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17265 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.127 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.411 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17264 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.31 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17262 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17270 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.913 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17271 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792017. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.