Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 30, 1979, 4:25 AM HST (14:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-30 14:25:32 UTC
Depth
31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.437° N, 155.238° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
26

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. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17054 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17053 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.87 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.516 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.513 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17051 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.64 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 3.74 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 3.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.64 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.