M2.3 earthquake 15 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 23, 1978, 4:11 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-23 14:11:37 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.284° N, 155.357° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

33

• Pāhala, HawaiiPopulation 1,356. Forecast16 kmNE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast53 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:26 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:28 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:10 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 4:32 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 7:34 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:50 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 10:52 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:43 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:47 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 3:20 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:39 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 9:34 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:20 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:28 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:47 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:26 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:22 AM HST · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 11:45 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 12:23 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 2:35 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
21. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:55 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
22. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:47 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:06 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
24. 3.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:22 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:33 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 8:41 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 5:17 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
28. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:16 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 12:50 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
30. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 1:42 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 3:19 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 6:43 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:54 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 9:30 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
35. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 10:25 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 12:50 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 6:33 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
38. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 7:16 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 10:46 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 11:12 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 4:16 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
42. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 9:00 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.112 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:39 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 2:03 PM HST · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:00 PM HST · 17401 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 10:01 AM HST · 17400 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
47. 2.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 12:44 PM HST · 17400 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
48. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 1:57 PM HST · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 8:05 PM HST · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
50. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 4:35 AM HST · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.22 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:50 AM HST · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
52. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 12:06 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 12:08 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 3:08 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.425 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 3:23 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
56. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 10:13 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
57. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:23 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
58. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:24 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
59. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 2:49 AM HST · 17398 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
60. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 5:28 AM HST · 17398 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782248. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.