M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 13, 1979, 12:57 PM HST

UTC

1979-07-13 22:57:59 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.334° N, 155.185° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:14 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:45 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 10:59 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 11:42 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 12:07 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:38 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:13 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:21 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 7:45 AM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:04 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:25 PM HST · 17198 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:02 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 4:57 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 5:20 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 6:30 PM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 4:15 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 5:06 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:14 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 8:59 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 11:36 AM HST · 17197 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 2:56 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 9:00 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 10:38 PM HST · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
25. 1.713 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 1:21 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 2:12 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.121 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 6:18 AM HST · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
28. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 6:22 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 7:24 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
30. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 24, 10:40 PM HST · 17195 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HISat, Aug 25, 1:40 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 3:00 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.619 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 6:30 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:20 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 10:58 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:27 AM HST · 17195 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 2:01 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 2:10 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
39. 3.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:08 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 9:33 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
41. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:17 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:24 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 12:37 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
44. 1.620 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 6:26 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 8:32 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.26 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 8:39 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
47. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 9:49 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 11:19 AM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 12:22 PM HST · 17194 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 2:14 PM HST · 17193 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 2:32 PM HST · 17193 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 10:32 PM HST · 17193 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 11:21 PM HST · 17193 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.65 km ESE of H?lualoa, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 1:33 AM HST · 17193 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 4:01 AM HST · 17193 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 2:42 PM HST · 17192 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
57. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 4:17 PM HST · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 9:17 PM HST · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
59. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 27, 10:05 PM HST · 17192 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
60. 1.73 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 28, 12:51 AM HST · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792286. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.