Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 14, 1979, 4:33 PM HST (02:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-15 02:33:36 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.391° N, 155.252° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

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. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.416 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.118 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.928 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 17157 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.51 km ESE of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17157 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.37 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.