M2.3 earthquake 9 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 6, 1978, 5:19 PM HST

UTC

1978-07-07 03:19:31 UTC

Depth

22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.659° N, 155.138° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

173°

Stations used

19

• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast337 kmESE

After

1. 3.23 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 9:20 PM HST · 17616 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:19 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:10 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 PM HST · 17614 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17614 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:54 AM HST · 17613 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 8:45 AM HST · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
9. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:07 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 4:54 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 6:37 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 6:41 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:07 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:43 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 4:01 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 10:26 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.23 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 1:22 PM HST · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 4:21 PM HST · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 12:59 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.625 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 3:47 AM HST · 17611 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 11:04 AM HST · 17611 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 3:30 AM HST · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 3:31 AM HST · 17610 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 5:32 AM HST · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.316 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 11:33 AM HST · 17610 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 12:39 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 9:26 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
28. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 11:05 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 11:32 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 5:29 AM HST · 17609 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
31. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 1:49 PM HST · 17609 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
32. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 5:06 PM HST · 17609 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
33. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 8:19 PM HST · 17609 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
34. 2.52 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 9:29 PM HST · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 10:01 PM HST · 17609 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
36. 3.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 2:56 AM HST · 17609 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
37. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 5:33 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 6:49 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 7:38 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
40. 3.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 10:09 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 10:50 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
42. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 11:02 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.55 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 6:45 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 11:09 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 11:38 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 7:14 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
47. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 8:29 AM HST · 17606 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
48. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 2:43 PM HST · 17606 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
49. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 4:44 PM HST · 17606 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
50. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:22 AM HST · 17605 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 1:11 PM HST · 17605 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 2:48 PM HST · 17605 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:25 PM HST · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
54. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 4:19 PM HST · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
55. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:31 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:03 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
57. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:29 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:21 PM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
59. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:43 PM HST · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
60. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:41 PM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 1:15 PM HST · 17616 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.114 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 10:34 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.48 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 7:13 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 6:17 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 12:18 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 5:03 AM HST · 17617 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:30 AM HST · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:24 AM HST · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:44 AM HST · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:38 AM HST · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:34 AM HST · 17618 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:18 AM HST · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 4:25 AM HST · 17618 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
14. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 10:54 PM HST · 17619 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
15. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 9:05 PM HST · 17619 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
16. 3.017 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 5:50 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 1:06 AM HST · 17620 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
18. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 9:33 PM HST · 17620 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 1:29 PM HST · 17620 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:12 PM HST · 17621 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781127. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.