Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 19, 1979, 8:57 AM HST (18:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-19 18:57:38 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.348° N, 155.175° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.836 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.613 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17039 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.