Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 28, 1979, 5:47 AM HST (15:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-08-28 15:47:24 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.313° N, 155.214° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
37

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. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.01 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HI · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.97 km WNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792915. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.