Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 10, 1979, 2:47 PM HST (00:47 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-09-11 00:47:23 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.392° N, 155.252° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
10

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. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.716 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17189 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.113 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.511 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17188 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.212 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.813 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.79 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17187 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.235 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17186 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 3.412 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17185 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.852 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.85 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.88 km N of Waimea, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17191 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.718 km E of Hilo, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17192 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.918 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.214 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.74 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17193 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793063. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.