Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 17, 1979, 9:57 PM HST (07:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-18 07:57:03 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.218° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
32

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. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.37 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.56 km WSW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.813 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 4.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.27 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.414 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792807. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.