M2.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 8, 1979, 8:52 AM HST

UTC

1979-12-08 18:52:47 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.317° N, 155.192° 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

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

38

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 3.22 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 8:43 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 9:22 AM HST · 17048 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 4.513 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 3:28 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:37 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.22 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 5:59 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
6. 3.63 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 8:28 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 19, 10:00 PM HST · 17048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:43 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
9. 3.08 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 2:58 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:09 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:19 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.64 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 7:05 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.64 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 8:31 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 10:18 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 10:20 AM HST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 12:19 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 1:21 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:23 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
19. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 5:52 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 9:30 PM HST · 17047 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 11:43 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 20, 11:48 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 3:36 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
24. 3.43 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 4:54 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.03 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 5:08 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 6:04 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:53 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 10:53 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
29. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:15 AM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
30. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 7:05 PM HST · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
31. 3.62 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 21, 11:38 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
32. 1.82 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:37 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 3:48 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
34. 3.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 7:52 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
35. 1.97 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 9:53 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 10:03 AM HST · 17045 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 12:35 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 12:58 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 2:54 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 4:10 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:02 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:03 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 5:34 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 6:25 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 6:54 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 8:35 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 22, 9:55 PM HST · 17045 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 3:53 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:30 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:53 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:11 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 6:15 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 7:16 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 8:30 AM HST · 17044 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
55. 3.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 4:37 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
56. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 4:58 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 5:32 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
58. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 9:36 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
59. 3.47 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 9:55 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.09 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 23, 11:13 PM HST · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.