Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 25, 1979, 5:51 PM HST (03:51 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-11-26 03:51:25 UTC
Depth
30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.315° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
43

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. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.411 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.513 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 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 hv19794497. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.