Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 28, 1979, 6:53 PM HST (04:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-11-29 04:53:16 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.339° N, 155.207° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
28

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.61 km SSE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.01 km WNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17111 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.60 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17110 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17109 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17108 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.56 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.64 km NE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17107 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.714 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 3.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.913 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17102 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.76 km NNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17114 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17114 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794535. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.