M1.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Nov 11, 1979, 3:13 AM HST

UTC

1979-11-11 13:13:28 UTC

Depth

1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.382° N, 155.279° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 11:43 AM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 12:30 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 1:19 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 3:24 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 3:25 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 3:27 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 9:12 PM HST · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 9:16 PM HST · 17127 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 2:44 AM HST · 17127 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 4:09 AM HST · 17127 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 6:24 AM HST · 17127 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 10:20 AM HST · 17127 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HIMon, Nov 12, 1:22 PM HST · 17127 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.513 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 3:23 PM HST · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.313 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 3:29 PM HST · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 9:35 PM HST · 17126 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 10:46 PM HST · 17126 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 1:28 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 2:42 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 5:20 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 9:08 AM HST · 17126 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 10:04 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 10:12 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 10:13 AM HST · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 3:41 PM HST · 17126 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 4:02 PM HST · 17126 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.111 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 4:53 PM HST · 17126 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 5:49 PM HST · 17125 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 5:59 PM HST · 17125 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 6:06 PM HST · 17125 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
31. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 9:38 PM HST · 17125 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 14, 7:44 AM HST · 17125 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 14, 6:28 PM HST · 17124 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 14, 10:02 PM HST · 17124 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
35. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 12:06 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 12:13 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 12:19 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
38. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 1:05 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 1:34 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 1:40 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 1:58 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 1:59 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
43. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 2:12 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.117 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 2:33 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
45. 3.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 4:13 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 4:15 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 4:24 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 5:12 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 6:10 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 6:37 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 10:06 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
52. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 10:44 AM HST · 17124 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 3:50 PM HST · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 8:05 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 8:48 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
56. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 9:11 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.98 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 9:19 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
58. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 9:23 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.59 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 9:25 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 9:32 PM HST · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 3:05 AM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 12:25 AM HST · 17128 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 9:31 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 9:06 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 6:08 PM HST · 17128 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.611 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 4:43 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 1:47 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 1:32 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 10:53 AM HST · 17129 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 8:09 AM HST · 17129 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
11. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 6:48 AM HST · 17129 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.19 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 3:59 AM HST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 10, 3:11 AM HST · 17129 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 8:22 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 7:06 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 6:58 PM HST · 17129 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 5:03 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 1:17 PM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 6:30 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 9, 5:59 AM HST · 17130 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794111. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.