Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 6:09 PM HST (04:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-25 04:09:05 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.359° N, 155.236° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
15

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. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17062 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17062 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.33 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.413 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.218 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.411 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.513 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 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 hv19794482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.