Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 1, 1979, 9:12 AM HST (19:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-01 19:12:29 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.331° N, 155.195° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
33

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. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HI · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.97 km WNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.312 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.110 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.011 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.616 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.625 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.69 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792967. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.