Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 16, 1979, 12:31 PM HST (22:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1979-12-16 22:31:27 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.302° N, 155.216° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.014 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.922 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17090 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17089 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.813 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.313 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.21 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.78 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17093 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.912 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17094 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.215 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.65 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794664. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.