Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 8, 1979, 1:34 PM HST (23:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-09-08 23:34:42 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.309° N, 155.222° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
41

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. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17138 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17137 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17136 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17135 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.25 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17134 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.127 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793045. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.