M1.9 earthquake 5 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 12, 1979, 9:51 PM HST

UTC

1979-07-13 07:51:29 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.399° N, 155.211° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast33 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast348 kmSE

After

1. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 8:32 AM HST · 17200 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 2:12 PM HST · 17200 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.913 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 5:23 PM HST · 17200 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 7:57 PM HST · 17200 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 9:02 PM HST · 17200 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:16 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:33 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:45 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:14 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:45 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 10:59 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 11:42 PM HST · 17199 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 12:07 AM HST · 17199 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:13 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:21 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 7:45 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:04 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:25 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:02 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
22. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:57 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:20 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 6:30 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
25. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 4:15 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 5:06 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:14 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:59 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 11:36 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 2:56 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
31. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 9:00 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 10:38 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.713 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 1:21 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 2:12 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.121 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 6:18 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
36. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 6:22 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 7:24 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
38. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 10:40 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HISat, Aug 25, 1:40 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 3:00 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.619 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 6:30 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:20 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 10:58 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:27 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 2:01 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
46. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 2:10 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
47. 3.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:08 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
48. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:33 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:17 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:24 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 12:37 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
52. 1.620 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 6:26 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
53. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 8:32 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.26 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 8:39 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
55. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 9:49 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 11:19 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
57. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 12:22 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
58. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 2:14 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 2:32 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 10:32 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792277. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.