Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 8, 1979, 8:34 PM HST (06:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-09 06:34:37 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.357° N, 155.341° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.718 km E of Hilo, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.716 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.113 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.511 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.212 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 3.813 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.79 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.235 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.918 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.214 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.18 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793049. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.