Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 7, 1979, 7:31 AM HST (17:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-07 17:31:18 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.221° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
19

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. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.61 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.418 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.511 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792595. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.