Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Aug 12, 1979, 10:07 AM HST (20:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-12 20:07:04 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.261° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
22

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. 2.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.020 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.528 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 3.20 km NW of Honalo, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.014 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 4.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 3.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.215 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.725 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792671. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.