Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 17, 1979, 10:45 PM HST (08:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-18 08:45:59 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.443° N, 155.484° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17119 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17119 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17119 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.19 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.611 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HI · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.111 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17115 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17114 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17114 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17114 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793145. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.