Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jul 21, 1979, 6:17 PM HST (04:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-22 04:17:14 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.389° N, 155.279° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.611 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.824 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.620 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 4.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.86 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 3.11 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792398. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.