Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 13, 1979, 9:38 PM HST (07:38 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 16 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-14 07:38:57 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.304° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
15

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. 2.216 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17074 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794146. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.