Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 26, 1979, 6:41 AM HST (16:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-26 16:41:54 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.250° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
21

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. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.528 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.218 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.94 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.72 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794769. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.