M2.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 9, 1979, 1:59 PM HST

UTC

1979-07-09 23:59:01 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.331° N, 155.192° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 1:23 PM HST · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 2:44 PM HST · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 4:29 PM HST · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.617 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 5:08 PM HST · 17204 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 8:15 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 9:22 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 11:24 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 9:20 AM HST · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.812 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 4:04 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 4:35 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 6:46 PM HST · 17203 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 9:57 PM HST · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 10:42 PM HST · 17202 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.83 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 1:48 AM HST · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 8:56 AM HST · 17202 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 10:55 AM HST · 17202 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 12:47 PM HST · 17202 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
18. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 3:10 PM HST · 17202 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 6:34 PM HST · 17202 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.616 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 8:18 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
21. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 4:06 AM HST · 17201 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
22. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 10:20 AM HST · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.19 km E of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 10:42 AM HST · 17201 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 1:01 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 1:27 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 1:34 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 4:37 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 4:53 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 6:46 PM HST · 17201 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 11:17 PM HST · 17200 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.44 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 3:30 AM HST · 17200 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
32. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 8:32 AM HST · 17200 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 2:12 PM HST · 17200 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.913 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 5:23 PM HST · 17200 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 7:57 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 9:02 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:16 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
38. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:33 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:45 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:14 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:45 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 10:59 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 11:42 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
44. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 12:07 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:13 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
48. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:21 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 7:45 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:04 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:25 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
52. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:02 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:57 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
54. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:20 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 6:30 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 4:15 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 5:06 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:14 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:59 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 11:36 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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