Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 9, 1979, 6:34 AM HST (16:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-09 16:34:50 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.346° N, 155.178° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.418 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17167 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.511 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.020 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.528 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792616. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.