M1.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 3, 1979, 12:59 AM HST

UTC

1979-10-03 10:59:22 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.390° N, 155.279° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 2:39 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 4:59 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 11:24 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 12:29 PM HST · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 3:33 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 4:09 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 6:18 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 6:19 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 8:33 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 8:40 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 8:43 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 9:47 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.37 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 10:47 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 3, 11:55 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 7:28 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 8:37 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 8:45 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 9:12 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 9:54 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 10:59 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 11:02 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 6:24 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 6:29 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 6:59 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 7:57 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 7:57 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 9:06 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 10:34 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 12:15 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
30. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 1:01 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
31. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 1:27 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 2:31 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 2:46 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.56 km WSW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 3:32 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 3:44 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
36. 1.813 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 6:43 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
37. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 7:24 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 5:08 PM HST · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 11:37 PM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
40. 4.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 12:46 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 7:39 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.316 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 9:25 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.27 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 11:58 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 1:46 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 2:27 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
46. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 2:39 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 3:12 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 3:14 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 3:54 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
50. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 4:08 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 10:00 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
52. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 10:56 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 2:02 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.0Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 3:16 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
55. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 4:24 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
56. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 5:27 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 5:36 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 8:34 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 8:54 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 9:24 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 8:43 PM HST · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 8:26 PM HST · 17163 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 2:16 PM HST · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 9:51 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.51 km ESE of P?hoa, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 6:10 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 5:46 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 2:26 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HITue, Oct 2, 1:52 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 2, 1:48 AM HST · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 10:02 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 9:59 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 9:58 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.928 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 9:22 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 4:53 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 2:27 PM HST · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 10:10 AM HST · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 8:44 AM HST · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 8:30 AM HST · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 7:57 AM HST · 17165 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 1, 7:20 AM HST · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793545. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.