M1.9 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Dec 26, 1979, 6:53 PM HST

UTC

1979-12-27 04:53:04 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.431° N, 155.414° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

20

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast47 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 8:17 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 8:44 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 11:57 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 1:58 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 4:05 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 10:11 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 1:19 PM HST · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 3:39 PM HST · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 1:51 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 4:12 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 8:07 AM HST · 17081 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
12. 3.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 11:25 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 11:44 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 6:10 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 8:00 PM HST · 17080 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 12:26 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 4:12 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 8:05 AM HST · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.312 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 11:05 AM HST · 17079 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.611 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 5:30 PM HST · 17079 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 6:48 PM HST · 17079 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
22. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 7:43 PM HST · 17079 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 3:24 AM HST · 17079 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 1:55 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 3:57 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
26. 3.07 km E of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:04 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
27. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:40 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
28. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 4:56 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
29. 3.319 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 6:59 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 10:31 PM HST · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
31. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 1:07 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
32. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 4:45 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 5:10 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 6:00 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.719 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 8:05 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 8:06 AM HST · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 9:07 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.37 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 3:23 PM HST · 17077 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
39. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 6:06 PM HST · 17077 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 1:50 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
41. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 3:57 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
42. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 5:07 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.113 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 6:13 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 7:59 AM HST · 17077 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
45. 2.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 10:09 AM HST · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
46. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 10:37 AM HST · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
47. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 2:51 PM HST · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.126 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 3:51 PM HST · 17076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 7:55 PM HST · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 11:04 PM HST · 17076 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 5:40 AM HST · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 6:14 AM HST · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
53. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 7:52 AM HST · 17076 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 9:16 AM HST · 17075 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 1:43 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 4:17 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 5:20 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 5:46 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 6:00 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 7:18 PM HST · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:49 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 5:33 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 5:07 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 3:35 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 2:35 PM HST · 17082 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 11:15 AM HST · 17082 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:41 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:34 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 3:01 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 1:42 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 1:21 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 5:53 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 4:15 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 4:11 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 12:36 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 12:00 PM HST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 9:38 AM HST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:14 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:14 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 1:36 AM HST · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794776. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.