M2.4 earthquake 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 16, 1979, 7:40 AM HST

UTC

1979-11-16 17:40:24 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.359° N, 155.240° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

8

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast9 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast348 kmSE

After

1. 3.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 8:49 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 8:53 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 8:54 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.48 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:12 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:12 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.810 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:31 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:35 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:36 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:49 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:02 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:04 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:15 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.38 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:24 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:44 AM HST · 17120 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 11:08 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 11:12 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.48 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 11:15 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 11:23 AM HST · 17120 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 11:31 AM HST · 17120 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
20. 3.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 12:04 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 12:50 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 1:24 PM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.58 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 1:50 PM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
24. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:20 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:29 PM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 7:23 PM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 7:42 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.69 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 8:13 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:33 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:51 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.87 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:16 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 1:38 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 4:42 AM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
34. 3.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 6:11 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 6:47 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:25 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:30 AM HST · 17119 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 2:56 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
39. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 10:54 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.29 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 3:04 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 3:37 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:18 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:20 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:45 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 6:11 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
46. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 10:17 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
47. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 1:12 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.56 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 2:59 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 4:18 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:32 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:42 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
52. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:43 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
53. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:56 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:15 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:19 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:20 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
57. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:56 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.619 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 2:17 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 3:26 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
60. 2.60 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 5:57 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.69 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 7:27 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 6:53 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 6:21 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 6:01 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 5:37 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:48 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:37 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:34 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.810 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:18 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:15 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
11. 3.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:12 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:56 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:40 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:29 AM HST · 17120 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.58 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:28 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:23 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.810 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 3:10 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 2:53 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 2:33 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 2:26 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794330. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.