Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 3, 1979, 12:10 PM HST (22:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-03 22:10:00 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.241° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
27

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. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.212 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.624 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.65 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.215 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17083 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17083 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17083 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.912 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.78 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.21 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.112 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.014 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17080 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794031. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.