Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jul 20, 1979, 12:44 PM HST (22:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-20 22:44:15 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.213° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.611 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.824 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.620 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 4.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792379. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.