Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Oct 4, 1979, 9:12 AM HST (19:12 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-10-04 19:12:35 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.383° N, 155.245° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.27 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.414 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.84 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17160 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.634 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.37 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17165 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17166 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793569. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.