M3.8 earthquake 12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Dec 15, 1979, 5:45 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-16 03:45:13 UTC

Depth

13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.346° N, 155.305° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:01 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:15 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:26 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 8:56 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:14 AM HST · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:27 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:27 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 12:48 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 1:20 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 2:34 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 6:51 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 7:32 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 7:41 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 24, 11:16 PM HST · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 5:18 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 6:14 AM HST · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 2:40 PM HST · 17041 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 6:47 PM HST · 17041 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.72 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 8:24 PM HST · 17041 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 8:57 PM HST · 17041 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
21. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 25, 10:59 PM HST · 17041 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 12:21 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:31 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:37 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:45 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.315 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 6:46 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.718 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 8:49 AM HST · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.612 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 1:43 PM HST · 17040 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 3:37 PM HST · 17040 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 6:08 PM HST · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 10:00 PM HST · 17040 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.428 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 26, 11:30 PM HST · 17040 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 2:40 AM HST · 17040 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
34. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 5:27 AM HST · 17040 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 11:30 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 11:55 AM HST · 17039 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 1:22 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 1:28 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 5:18 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 5:29 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 7:53 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 27, 9:37 PM HST · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:04 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:54 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
45. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:57 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
46. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 2:21 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.836 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 4:39 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 4:41 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 4:44 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
50. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 6:51 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 9:26 AM HST · 17039 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.613 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:16 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
53. 3.013 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 12:17 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
54. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 1:54 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 4:00 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 5:47 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
57. 3.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 7:14 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 7:27 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 7:51 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 28, 8:11 PM HST · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794658. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.