M2.7 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Oct 6, 1979, 3:14 PM HST

UTC

1979-10-07 01:14:56 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.363° N, 155.248° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

40

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast9 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast348 kmSE

After

1. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 3:54 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 4:08 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 10:00 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 10:56 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 2:02 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.0Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 3:16 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 4:24 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 5:27 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 5:36 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 8:34 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 8:54 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 9:24 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 6:33 PM HST · 17160 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.414 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Oct 7, 10:41 PM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 3:22 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 6:21 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 6:41 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 7:49 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 8:27 AM HST · 17160 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 11:38 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
21. 1.84 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 2:24 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 3:53 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
23. 3.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 4:40 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 10:21 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
25. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 8, 11:45 PM HST · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.39 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 4:34 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.634 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 8:58 AM HST · 17159 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 11:43 AM HST · 17158 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 12:54 PM HST · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 3:44 PM HST · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
31. 2.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 11:41 PM HST · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 9, 11:57 PM HST · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 2:41 AM HST · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 3:31 AM HST · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 10:59 AM HST · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 3:44 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 5:16 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 6:54 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 7:16 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 7:37 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 7:57 PM HST · 17157 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
42. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 8:15 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 10, 10:07 PM HST · 17157 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
44. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 2:00 AM HST · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 3:41 AM HST · 17157 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.07 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 5:32 AM HST · 17157 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
47. 1.659 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 12:40 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
48. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 1:04 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 1:07 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 1:08 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 4:23 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 4:51 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
53. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 8:44 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
54. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 8:55 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 11, 9:38 PM HST · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 12:14 AM HST · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
57. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 12:21 AM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 3:14 AM HST · 17156 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
59. 2.014 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 4:06 AM HST · 17156 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
60. 2.511 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Oct 12, 5:10 AM HST · 17156 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 3:12 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 2:39 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 2:27 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 1:46 PM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.27 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 11:58 AM HST · 17161 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.316 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 9:25 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 7:39 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
8. 4.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 6, 12:46 AM HST · 17162 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 11:37 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 5:08 PM HST · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 7:24 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.813 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 6:43 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 3:44 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.56 km WSW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 3:32 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 2:46 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 2:31 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 1:27 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 1:01 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 5, 12:15 AM HST · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 4, 10:34 PM HST · 17163 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793602. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.