M3.5 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Dec 5, 1979, 12:05 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-05 22:05:04 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.325° N, 155.219° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 1:34 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.14 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 2:06 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 3:09 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 4:06 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 5:35 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
6. 3.74 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 6:23 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 6:35 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
8. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 8:58 AM HST · 17050 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 12:21 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.64 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
11. 3.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 7:33 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 17, 7:36 PM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 12:55 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.72 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:09 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:49 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:51 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 3:52 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 6:57 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 7:49 AM HST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 2:19 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 18, 9:31 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 1:46 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 2:31 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 7:04 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.11 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 8:22 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
26. 3.22 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 8:43 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 9:22 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
28. 4.513 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 3:28 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:37 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.22 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:59 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
31. 3.63 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 8:28 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 10:00 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
33. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:43 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
34. 3.08 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 2:58 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
35. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:09 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:19 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.64 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 7:05 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.64 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 8:31 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 10:18 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 10:20 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:19 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 1:21 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:23 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
44. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:52 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 9:30 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 11:43 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 11:48 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 3:36 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
49. 3.43 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 4:54 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
50. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 5:08 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 6:04 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:53 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
53. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 10:53 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
54. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:15 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
55. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:05 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
56. 3.62 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:38 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.82 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:37 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:48 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
59. 3.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 7:52 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
60. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 9:53 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

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