Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 31, 1979, 6:00 AM HST (16:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-31 16:00:24 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.176° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.218 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17032 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.94 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.72 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17031 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17030 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17028 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.517 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17027 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17026 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17025 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17025 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17024 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17024 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19794814. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.