Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 16, 1979, 12:49 AM HST (10:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-16 10:49:27 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.370° N, 155.231° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
18

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. 3.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 3.07 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.319 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794250. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.