M2.1 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Dec 23, 1979, 3:16 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-24 01:16:01 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.400° N, 155.259° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

11

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 3:16 PM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 4:26 PM HST · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 9:08 PM HST · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 1:44 AM HST · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 8:06 AM HST · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 11:25 AM HST · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 4:40 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 8:01 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 8:13 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
10. 3.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 10:09 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 11:38 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 1:36 AM HST · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:14 AM HST · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:14 AM HST · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 9:38 AM HST · 17085 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 12:00 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 12:36 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 4:11 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 4:15 PM HST · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 5:53 PM HST · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
21. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 1:21 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 1:42 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 3:01 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
24. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:34 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:41 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
26. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 11:15 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 2:35 PM HST · 17084 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 3:35 PM HST · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 5:07 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 5:33 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:49 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:53 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 8:17 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 8:44 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
35. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 11:57 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 1:58 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 4:05 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 10:11 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 1:19 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 3:39 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
41. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 1:51 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 4:12 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 8:07 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
44. 3.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 11:25 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 11:44 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 6:10 PM HST · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 8:00 PM HST · 17081 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 12:26 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 4:12 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
50. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 8:05 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.312 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 11:05 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 5:30 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 6:48 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 7:43 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 3:24 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 1:55 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
57. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 3:57 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
58. 3.07 km E of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:04 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
59. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:40 PM HST · 17079 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
60. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:56 PM HST · 17079 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 2:51 PM HST · 17087 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 7:18 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 6:35 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.0Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 6:26 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
5. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 5:54 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 5:26 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 3:45 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 3:34 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:52 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:31 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:29 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:07 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:06 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 1:04 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 23, 12:39 AM HST · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 22, 9:08 PM HST · 17087 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 22, 4:40 PM HST · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 22, 4:37 PM HST · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 22, 1:39 PM HST · 17088 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 22, 12:06 PM HST · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794741. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.