Hawaii earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 13, 1979, 5:44 PM HST (03:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1979-12-14 03:44:03 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.405° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17045 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.09 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.72 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.315 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.315 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.612 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.428 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17041 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794640 (also filed as usp00014gm). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.