Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 24, 1979, 10:40 PM HST (08:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-25 08:40:46 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.387° N, 155.243° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

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. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.07 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.659 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.014 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.01 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 3.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792880. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.