M2.1 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 1, 1979, 8:15 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-02 06:15:21 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.313° N, 155.187° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 4:16 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 5:07 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 14, 10:04 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 12:58 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
5. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:01 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:58 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 5:04 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 10:00 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
9. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 10:16 AM HST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 12:13 PM HST · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.87 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 2:41 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 3:43 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 5:50 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 15, 11:03 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 12:42 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:33 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:41 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.516 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:44 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 5:18 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.513 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 7:33 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 11:09 AM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 1:13 PM HST · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 3:35 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 4:05 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 5:26 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 5:30 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 6:35 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 6:58 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
29. 3.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 7:03 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
30. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 7:08 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.64 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 8:03 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 8:41 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
33. 3.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 9:59 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 10:04 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 10:18 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 11:03 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 16, 11:07 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 1:34 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.14 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 2:06 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 3:09 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 4:06 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 5:35 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
43. 3.74 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 6:23 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
44. 3.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 6:35 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
45. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 8:58 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
46. 3.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 12:21 PM HST · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
47. 1.64 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
48. 3.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 7:33 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 7:36 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 12:55 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
51. 1.72 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:09 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:49 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:51 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 3:52 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 6:57 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 7:49 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:19 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
58. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 9:31 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 1:46 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 2:31 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794559. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.