M2.1 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Nov 18, 1979, 6:11 AM HST

UTC

1979-11-18 16:11:21 UTC

Depth

1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.376° N, 155.235° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast348 kmSE

After

1. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 10:17 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 1:12 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.56 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 2:59 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 4:18 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:32 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:42 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:43 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 11:56 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:15 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:19 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:20 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:56 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.619 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 2:17 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 3:26 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.60 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 5:57 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 6:48 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 9:30 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 9:31 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
19. 3.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:45 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 2:43 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
21. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 4:58 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.415 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 11:27 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 11:30 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 1:27 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 2:05 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:30 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:46 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
28. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:41 AM HST · 17118 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:37 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 10:35 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 10:35 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 11:44 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 12:38 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 1:57 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 2:37 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:32 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 5:00 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
38. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:17 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.01 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:50 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 8:19 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
41. 3.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:29 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:48 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 3:18 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 3:19 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
45. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 5:33 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 5:58 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 6:08 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
48. 3.122 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:07 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
49. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:43 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
50. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 1:02 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 2:06 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.124 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:00 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
53. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 12:50 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
54. 2.32 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 1:59 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
55. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 2:58 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 5:50 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 6:38 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 11:33 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 1:28 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 2:37 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:45 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:20 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 5:18 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 3:37 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.29 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 3:04 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 10:54 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 2:56 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:30 AM HST · 17121 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:25 AM HST · 17121 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 6:47 AM HST · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
11. 3.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 6:11 AM HST · 17121 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 4:42 AM HST · 17121 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 1:38 AM HST · 17121 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.87 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:16 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:51 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:33 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.69 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 8:13 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 7:42 PM HST · 17121 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 7:23 PM HST · 17122 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 4:29 PM HST · 17122 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794396. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.