Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 9, 1979, 5:59 AM HST (15:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-09 15:59:33 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.446° N, 155.485° 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
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
38

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17079 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.813 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.813 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.313 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.216 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.950 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 3.011 km SSW of H?w?, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794088. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.