Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 22, 1979, 3:29 PM HST (01:29 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km S 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
1979-09-23 01:29:47 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.265° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.418 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.511 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17177 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17176 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.020 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.528 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.717 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.20 km NW of Honalo, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.014 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 4.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.61 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17178 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793341. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.