M3.1 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Nov 28, 1979, 10:04 AM HST

UTC

1979-11-28 20:04:44 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.376° N, 155.243° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast347 kmSE

After

1. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 6:03 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.513 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 6:16 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
3. 3.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 7:07 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 8:29 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 9:26 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 9, 11:41 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 1:29 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 4:44 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 5:24 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 6:49 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 10:14 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.811 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 11:29 AM HST · 17057 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 12:41 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 2:11 PM HST · 17057 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 3:40 PM HST · 17056 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 7:28 PM HST · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 10, 10:27 PM HST · 17056 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 12:24 AM HST · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 1:15 AM HST · 17056 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 6:11 AM HST · 17056 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
21. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 1:14 PM HST · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 11, 7:45 PM HST · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 10:25 AM HST · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 1:25 PM HST · 17055 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 6:36 PM HST · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
26. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 7:33 PM HST · 17054 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 12, 9:18 PM HST · 17054 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 12:54 AM HST · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 2:58 AM HST · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 4:08 AM HST · 17054 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 4:34 AM HST · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
32. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 8:32 AM HST · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 12:12 PM HST · 17054 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 2:56 PM HST · 17053 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 4:18 PM HST · 17053 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 5:11 PM HST · 17053 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 13, 6:14 PM HST · 17053 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.47 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 4:24 AM HST · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 4:37 AM HST · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 7:06 AM HST · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
41. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 12:07 PM HST · 17053 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
42. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 4:16 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 5:07 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 10:04 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 12:58 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
46. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:01 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:58 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 5:04 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 10:00 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 10:16 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
51. 3.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 12:13 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
52. 1.87 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:41 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 3:43 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
54. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 5:50 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 11:03 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 12:42 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:33 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
58. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:41 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.516 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:44 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
60. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 5:18 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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