Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 27, 1979, 12:32 PM HST (22:32 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-09-27 22:32:43 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.314° N, 155.188° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
24

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. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.215 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.725 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17173 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.416 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.118 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17172 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.928 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 17170 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17170 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.51 km ESE of P?hoa, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17169 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17168 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17168 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17168 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17174 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.20 km NW of Honalo, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17175 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793465. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.