M1.9 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Nov 20, 1979, 2:37 PM HST

UTC

1979-11-21 00:37:25 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.387° N, 155.398° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast334 kmSE

After

1. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:32 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 5:00 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:17 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.01 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:50 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 8:19 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:29 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:48 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 3:18 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 3:19 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 5:33 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 5:58 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 6:08 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
13. 3.122 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:07 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:43 AM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 1:02 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 2:06 PM HST · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.124 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 9:00 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 12:50 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.32 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 1:59 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 2:58 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
21. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 5:50 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 6:38 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 11:33 AM HST · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
24. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 1:28 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 2:37 PM HST · 17117 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
26. 3.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 5:42 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 7:49 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 9:11 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
29. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 9:31 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
30. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 9:47 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 5:06 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 5:09 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 5:41 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
34. 3.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 6:41 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 7:05 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
36. 3.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 10:45 AM HST · 17116 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 12:29 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
38. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 12:50 PM HST · 17116 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 5:16 PM HST · 17115 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
40. 2.221 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 6:40 PM HST · 17115 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.118 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 6:42 PM HST · 17115 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
42. 3.416 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 6:48 PM HST · 17115 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 4:14 AM HST · 17115 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 9:19 AM HST · 17115 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
45. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 9:57 AM HST · 17115 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 6:09 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 8:48 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 8:51 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
49. 3.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 9:31 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 9:47 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 10:37 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
52. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 12:50 AM HST · 17114 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 5:23 AM HST · 17114 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
54. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 6:18 AM HST · 17114 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
55. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 12:08 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
56. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 1:27 PM HST · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HISun, Nov 25, 3:31 PM HST · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
58. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 4:03 PM HST · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 4:20 PM HST · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
60. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 4:36 PM HST · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 1:57 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 12:38 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 11:44 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 10:35 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 10:35 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 9:37 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 7:41 AM HST · 17119 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:46 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 3:30 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 2:05 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 1:27 AM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 11:30 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.415 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 11:27 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
14. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 4:58 PM HST · 17119 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 2:43 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
16. 3.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 12:45 PM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 9:31 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 9:30 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 6:48 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.60 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 5:57 AM HST · 17120 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794433. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.