Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 16, 1979, 9:16 PM HST (07:16 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-09-17 07:16:23 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.387° N, 155.247° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
19

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.85 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Waimea, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.05 km NNW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 17180 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.46 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.47 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.613 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.54 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.58 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.111 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17179 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.85 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 3.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.512 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 5.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.852 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17181 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.412 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.235 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.79 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.813 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.212 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793136. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.