Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 28, 1979, 11:04 PM HST (09:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-29 09:04:03 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
6

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. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.54 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.48 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792120. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.