M2.0 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 26, 1979, 5:40 AM HST

UTC

1979-10-26 15:40:54 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.409° N, 155.437° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast22 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast51 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 5:45 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 8:01 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 8:51 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 9:31 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 1:51 PM HST · 17134 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 10:27 PM HST · 17134 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 11:28 PM HST · 17134 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 5:55 AM HST · 17134 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 8:25 AM HST · 17134 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 1:15 PM HST · 17134 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 2:00 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.63 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 2:58 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 27, 7:14 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 12:11 AM HST · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
15. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 3:18 AM HST · 17133 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.415 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 4:34 AM HST · 17133 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
17. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 8:36 AM HST · 17133 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 10:18 AM HST · 17133 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 12:54 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 1:27 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 1:36 PM HST · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 2:29 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 4:37 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
24. 2.621 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 6:53 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
25. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 8:23 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.45 km NE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Oct 28, 10:15 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
27. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 3:39 AM HST · 17132 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 8:00 AM HST · 17132 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 1:19 PM HST · 17132 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 1:45 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.626 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 1:57 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.318 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 2:15 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.213 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 4:43 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.812 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 6:16 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 6:17 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 29, 9:26 PM HST · 17131 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
37. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 1:38 AM HST · 17131 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 1:41 AM HST · 17131 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 2:29 AM HST · 17131 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
40. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 4:10 AM HST · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
41. 2.417 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 9:56 AM HST · 17131 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 3:21 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 4:09 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
44. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 10:08 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 30, 11:15 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 12:20 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 2:53 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
48. 3.18 km N of Puako, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 5:23 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 5:26 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
50. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 8:29 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 12:29 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 12:48 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.512 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 1:47 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.65 km NNE of Puako, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 3:49 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
55. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 4:48 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
56. 3.021 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 4:57 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
57. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 5:03 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.548 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 5:20 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 5:34 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
60. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 31, 8:25 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 1.810 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 5:35 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 2:44 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 1:33 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 1:14 AM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 11:59 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 9:52 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.127 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 9:40 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 9:08 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 8:18 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 6:17 PM HST · 17135 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.25 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 7:35 AM HST · 17136 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 7:04 AM HST · 17136 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 5:45 AM HST · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 2:13 AM HST · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 2:06 AM HST · 17136 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 10:33 PM HST · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 6:31 PM HST · 17136 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 3:29 PM HST · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 12:56 PM HST · 17137 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 12:20 PM HST · 17137 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793921. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.