M2.0 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Jul 12, 1979, 1:01 AM HST

UTC

1979-07-12 11:01:48 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.411° N, 155.429° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 1.810 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 4:30 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 6:50 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:32 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:48 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 10:33 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 3:17 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 6:38 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 7:09 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.95 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 9:51 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 10:14 PM HST · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.018 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 4:08 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 5:13 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 7:31 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 9:49 AM HST · 17251 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 12:57 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 2:40 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 5:08 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.22 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 6:40 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 8:03 PM HST · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 1:03 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 2:55 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
22. 3.02 km WSW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:15 AM HST · 17250 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 12:23 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.711 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:26 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:42 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 10:45 PM HST · 17249 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 3:23 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 3:53 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
29. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:22 AM HST · 17249 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 10:06 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 12:05 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 1:04 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
33. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 1:37 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
34. 3.810 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 4:42 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
35. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:36 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:37 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
37. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:39 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:41 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
39. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 7:48 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.91 km SSE of Captain Cook, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 10:03 PM HST · 17248 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
41. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 12:05 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 2:47 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
43. 3.110 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 2:48 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
44. 3.613 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 4:13 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
45. 2.51 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 5:34 AM HST · 17248 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 10:16 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 10:57 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
48. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 12:39 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 2:08 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 4:53 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.26 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 6:26 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
52. 2.48 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 9:49 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 10:01 PM HST · 17247 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
54. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 5:24 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:19 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
56. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 8:02 AM HST · 17247 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 4:00 PM HST · 17246 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:08 PM HST · 17246 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
59. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:11 PM HST · 17246 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 11:50 PM HST · 17246 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 1.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 12:41 AM HST · 17252 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 7:45 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 7:03 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 6:53 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 3:29 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 3:26 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 2:59 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:48 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:29 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:11 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 3:53 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 2:05 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 1:46 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 12:08 PM HST · 17253 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:37 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 10:24 AM HST · 17253 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 9:17 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.29 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 9:09 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 7:28 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 7:11 AM HST · 17254 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792263. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.