Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 22, 1979, 9:37 AM HST (19:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-22 19:37:18 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.244° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
9

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. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.117 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.67 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.69 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.09 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793301. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.