Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 26, 1979, 1:27 AM HST (11:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-26 11:27:11 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.379° N, 155.239° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
16

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. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.411 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.513 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17058 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17056 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17055 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.