Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km E of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km E of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jul 27, 1979, 5:25 PM HST (03:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-07-28 03:25:09 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.443° N, 155.228° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.59 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.628 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.418 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17235 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.128 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17234 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 4.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17233 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17232 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17236 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.119 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.224 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · -3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.728 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.63 km NNE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17237 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17238 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.523 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17238 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17238 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792471. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.