Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 3:37 PM HST (01:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-28 01:37:34 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.440° N, 155.411° 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, 3.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 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 hv19792104. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.