Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 2, 1979, 7:31 PM HST (05:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-03 05:31:55 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.210° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.110 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.011 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.625 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.69 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.940 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17139 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19792984. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.