Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 9, 1979, 11:41 PM HST (09:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-10 09:41:55 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.383° N, 155.244° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.56 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.60 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.415 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.01 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.122 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.124 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.32 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.