Hawaii earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 2, 1978, 3:02 PM HST (01:02 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 18 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Hilo forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-06-03 01:02:02 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.662° N, 155.163° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.117 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.43 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17619 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17618 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17618 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17618 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17617 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17617 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.017 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17616 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.57 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.02 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 4.418 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.017 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780917 (also filed as usp0000uw1). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.