Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 12, 1979, 3:23 PM HST (01:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-13 01:23:42 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.464° N, 155.363° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
22

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. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.216 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.011 km SSW of H?w?, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794127. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.