M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 24, 1979, 9:36 AM HST

UTC

1979-07-24 19:36:07 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.395° N, 155.263° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

8

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 2:10 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 3:57 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 4:47 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 7:10 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 8:09 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 10:03 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 10:45 AM HST · 17182 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 12:05 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 12:44 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
10. 2.18 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 4:54 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 5:30 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 6:51 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 6:56 PM HST · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 12:31 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 12:36 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 2:52 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
17. 1.74 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 4:39 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.214 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 9:18 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 11:38 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.918 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 11:43 AM HST · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
21. 3.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 1:34 PM HST · 17181 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 2:32 PM HST · 17181 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 3:30 PM HST · 17181 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 7:51 PM HST · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
25. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 8:34 PM HST · 17181 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 9, 10:42 AM HST · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.718 km E of Hilo, HawaiiSun, Sep 9, 11:19 AM HST · 17180 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 9, 10:42 PM HST · 17180 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 1:09 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.720 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 2:00 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 4:07 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.413 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 5:13 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 6:00 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 6:43 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 10:29 AM HST · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 2:01 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
37. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 2:47 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
38. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 3:26 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
39. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 6:57 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
40. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 8:32 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 11:15 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
42. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 11:27 PM HST · 17179 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 11:56 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
44. 1.716 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 1:50 AM HST · 17178 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
45. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 4:24 AM HST · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 7:03 AM HST · 17178 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 7:41 AM HST · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 9:35 AM HST · 17178 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
49. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 1:28 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 2:55 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 6:22 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 6:30 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
53. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 10:47 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
54. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 11:27 PM HST · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
55. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 5:05 AM HST · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 9:34 AM HST · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 11:47 AM HST · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 12:12 PM HST · 17177 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
59. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 8:27 PM HST · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.113 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 10:13 PM HST · 17177 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792422. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.