M2.3 earthquake 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 2, 1978, 12:34 PM HST

UTC

1978-01-02 22:34:23 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.289° N, 155.260° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

133°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast45 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.414 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 2, 4:29 PM HST · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 2, 8:00 PM HST · 17801 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 12:05 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 1:27 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 1:36 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 2:06 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 7:30 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 10:31 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 4:06 PM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 6:57 PM HST · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 7:33 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 8:42 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 8:46 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 9:12 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 10:00 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 10:38 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.510 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:37 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:42 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 1:43 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:01 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
21. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:53 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
22. 3.314 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:58 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.719 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 12:13 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:09 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:29 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 7:37 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
27. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 10:33 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 10:55 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 11:43 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.526 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 6, 8:54 AM HST · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
31. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 6, 5:55 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:48 AM HST · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 10:52 AM HST · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:52 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:55 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.31 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 7:09 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
37. 2.96 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 8:30 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 9:05 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 10:35 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 7:52 AM HST · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 1:05 PM HST · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 5:32 PM HST · 17795 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 11:00 PM HST · 17795 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 12:50 AM HST · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
45. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 11:27 AM HST · 17794 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 8:47 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
47. 1.78 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 8:48 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
48. 2.114 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 3:52 AM HST · 17794 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 7:16 AM HST · 17794 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 2:00 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 2:40 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 9:32 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
53. 4.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 10:33 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 10:38 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 11:09 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 11, 4:03 AM HST · 17793 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 11, 10:10 PM HST · 17792 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 6:35 AM HST · 17792 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
59. 3.02 km NE of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 2:34 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
60. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 8:47 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 2, 8:02 AM HST · 17802 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 7:26 PM HST · 17803 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 5:54 PM HST · 17803 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 10:48 AM HST · 17803 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 7:51 AM HST · 17804 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 6:25 AM HST · 17804 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.219 km ENE of Honalo, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 5:24 AM HST · 17804 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 12:00 PM HST · 17804 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 11:50 AM HST · 17804 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 6:35 AM HST · 17805 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.223 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 1:21 AM HST · 17805 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:11 PM HST · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 11:00 AM HST · 17805 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:57 AM HST · 17805 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:40 AM HST · 17806 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.412 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 11:52 PM HST · 17806 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 12:03 PM HST · 17806 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 9:06 AM HST · 17807 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 7:25 AM HST · 17807 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 5:21 AM HST · 17807 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780002. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.