Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 28, 1979, 6:53 PM HST (04:53 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 14 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-29 04:53:33 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.407° N, 155.440° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
31

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. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.714 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.913 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.419 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.914 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.123 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.749 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.510 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.211 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.212 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.624 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19793946. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.