Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 29, 1979, 2:12 PM HST (00:12 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-30 00:12:41 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.208° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 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 · 7 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17208 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.54 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.48 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792131. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.