Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 2:25 AM HST (12:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-21 12:25:07 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.382° N, 155.242° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HI · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.413 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.822 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.511 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.76 km NNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.61 km SSE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.01 km WNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17098 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793848. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.