M2.1 earthquake 15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Jul 5, 1979, 8:28 PM HST

UTC

1979-07-06 06:28:41 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.468° N, 155.382° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

114°

Stations used

14

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 9:09 PM HST · 17255 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 9:11 PM HST · 17255 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 5:56 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 6:00 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 8:10 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 10:14 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 6:15 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 6:33 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 7:52 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.618 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 10:10 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 10:15 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.44 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 12:53 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.50 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 4:12 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 5:46 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.111 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 6:07 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 9:07 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 9:14 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 11:17 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 8:18 PM HST · 17252 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 9:39 PM HST · 17252 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.422 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 3:08 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 5:17 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 1:59 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
24. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 5:10 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.812 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 5:38 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
26. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 7:11 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
27. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 7:28 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.29 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 9:09 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 9:17 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
30. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:24 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
31. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:37 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
32. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 12:08 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 1:46 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
34. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 2:05 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 3:53 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:11 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:29 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:48 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
39. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 2:59 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
40. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 3:26 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 3:29 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 6:53 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
43. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 7:03 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 7:45 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
45. 1.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 12:41 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 1:01 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
47. 1.810 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 4:30 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 6:50 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
49. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:32 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:48 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 10:33 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 3:17 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 6:38 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
54. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:09 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.95 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 9:51 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
56. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 10:14 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
57. 2.018 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 4:08 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
58. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 5:13 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 7:31 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 9:49 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 1.931 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 7:02 PM HST · 17255 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 2:52 PM HST · 17255 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.85 km N of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 11:34 AM HST · 17255 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 9:46 AM HST · 17255 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 7:20 AM HST · 17255 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 4:53 AM HST · 17255 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
7. 3.19 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 2:33 AM HST · 17255 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 7:15 PM HST · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.39 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 5:40 PM HST · 17256 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
10. 3.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 5:27 PM HST · 17256 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 10:26 AM HST · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 9:02 AM HST · 17256 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 7:03 AM HST · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
14. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 5:36 AM HST · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 2:21 AM HST · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 3, 4:14 PM HST · 17257 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 3, 3:58 PM HST · 17257 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 3, 12:48 PM HST · 17257 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 3, 12:34 PM HST · 17257 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 3, 8:09 AM HST · 17257 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792199. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.