Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 23, 1979, 1:29 AM HST (11:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-23 11:29:56 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.214° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
20

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. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17038 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17037 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17036 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17035 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.528 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.218 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.94 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.72 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.