Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 17, 1979, 11:30 AM HST (21:30 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-17 21:30:23 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.371° N, 155.233° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
20

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. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17071 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17070 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17069 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.07 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.319 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.37 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.126 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17065 days ago · 2 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 hv19794388. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.