Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 3, 1979, 12:34 PM HST (22:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-03 22:34:10 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.395° N, 155.254° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
5

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. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17207 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.54 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.48 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17206 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.86 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 4.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17204 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.812 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792170. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.