Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 22, 1979, 5:20 PM HST (03:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-23 03:20:49 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.331° N, 155.185° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.414 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17151 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.84 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.634 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.07 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.659 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.511 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.