M1.9 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 5, 1978, 7:37 PM HST

UTC

1978-01-06 05:37:53 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.430° N, 155.417° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast48 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 10:33 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 10:55 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 11:43 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.526 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 6, 8:54 AM HST · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 6, 5:55 PM HST · 17798 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:48 AM HST · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 10:52 AM HST · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:52 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 2:55 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.31 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 7:09 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.96 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 8:30 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 9:05 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 7, 10:35 PM HST · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 7:52 AM HST · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 1:05 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 5:32 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 8, 11:00 PM HST · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 12:50 AM HST · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 11:27 AM HST · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 8:47 PM HST · 17795 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.78 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 9, 8:48 PM HST · 17795 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.114 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 3:52 AM HST · 17794 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 7:16 AM HST · 17794 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
24. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 2:00 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
25. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 2:40 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 9:32 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
27. 4.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 10:33 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 10:38 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
29. 2.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 10, 11:09 PM HST · 17794 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 11, 4:03 AM HST · 17793 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 11, 10:10 PM HST · 17793 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
32. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 6:35 AM HST · 17792 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
33. 3.02 km NE of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 2:34 PM HST · 17792 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
34. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 8:47 PM HST · 17792 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 12, 9:28 PM HST · 17792 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 1:53 AM HST · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 10:40 AM HST · 17791 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 12:40 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
39. 2.212 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 3:01 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 5:40 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
41. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 7:09 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
42. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 13, 10:00 PM HST · 17791 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
43. 2.515 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 12:15 AM HST · 17790 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
44. 2.315 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 12:16 AM HST · 17790 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.417 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 12:18 AM HST · 17790 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
46. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 10:19 AM HST · 17790 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 11:01 AM HST · 17790 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 14, 1:05 PM HST · 17790 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 15, 3:41 AM HST · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
50. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 15, 5:37 AM HST · 17789 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 15, 4:25 PM HST · 17789 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 15, 6:38 PM HST · 17789 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 15, 8:18 PM HST · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
54. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 5:38 AM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
55. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 8:04 AM HST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 1:38 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 1:52 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 2:27 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 4:43 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 10:01 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:29 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:09 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.719 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 12:13 PM HST · 17799 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.314 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:58 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.214 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 5, 3:53 AM HST · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:01 PM HST · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 1:43 PM HST · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:42 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.510 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 11:37 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 10:38 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 10:00 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 9:12 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 8:46 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
14. 3.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 8:42 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 4, 7:33 AM HST · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
16. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 6:57 PM HST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 4:06 PM HST · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 10:31 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 7:30 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 3, 2:06 AM HST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780029. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.