Hawaii earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 13, 1979, 1:16 AM HST (11:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-10-13 11:16:26 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.441° N, 155.347° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
38

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. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.619 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.60 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.415 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.01 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.122 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.124 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.32 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.