Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Aug 27, 1979, 4:01 AM HST (14:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-27 14:01:18 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.216° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
30

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. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.511 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.01 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HI · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792906. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.