Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Aug 4, 1979, 5:02 PM HST (03:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-05 03:02:57 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.423° N, 155.404° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
34

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.317 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.61 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792572. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.