M1.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 29, 1979, 4:59 PM HST

UTC

1979-08-30 02:59:32 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.388° N, 155.260° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 6:18 PM HST · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.01 km ENE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 7:03 PM HST · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 7:08 PM HST · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 8:03 PM HST · 17147 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 8:56 PM HST · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:52 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 1:06 AM HST · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
8. 3.911 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 1:16 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 1:51 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:24 AM HST · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
11. 3.012 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:58 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 3:51 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 6:52 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 8:33 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.513 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 11:26 AM HST · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:02 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:04 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:05 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:33 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:46 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 12:48 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 1:50 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:00 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:31 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:42 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:44 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 2:51 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HISat, Oct 13, 4:47 PM HST · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 5:20 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
30. 1.612 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 9:35 PM HST · 17146 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 10:10 PM HST · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
32. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 12:16 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 1:48 AM HST · 17145 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
34. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 1:57 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 2:51 AM HST · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
36. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 2:58 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
37. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 3:40 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 6:05 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
39. 3.97 km WNW of Honomu, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 7:37 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 9:47 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
41. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 11:50 AM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
42. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 12:15 PM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 5:38 PM HST · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 7:15 PM HST · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 8:46 PM HST · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
46. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 9:43 PM HST · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 10:35 PM HST · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
48. 1.912 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 10:54 PM HST · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
49. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 11:20 PM HST · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.110 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 12:15 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.011 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 12:32 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 12:57 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 1:17 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
54. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 1:41 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
55. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 2:06 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 5:32 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 6:35 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 7:44 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
59. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 9:43 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 10:14 AM HST · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792941. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.