Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 15, 1979, 12:57 AM HST (10:57 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-15 10:57:56 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.384° N, 155.254° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
35

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. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.01 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.122 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.124 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.32 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.221 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.118 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793772. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.