Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 20, 1979, 12:06 AM HST (10:06 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-10-20 10:06:00 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.182° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
29

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.25 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17142 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793839. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.