Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 22, 1979, 7:45 PM HST (05:45 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-10-23 05:45:36 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.282° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
14

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17148 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.25 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.127 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17146 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17145 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.63 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17144 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.415 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17143 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17149 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17150 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793876. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.