M2.3 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 12, 1978, 6:35 AM HST

UTC

1978-01-12 16:35:29 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.322° N, 155.159° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast358 kmSE

After

1. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 11:27 PM HST · 17763 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 3, 11:50 AM HST · 17763 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 4, 3:12 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.818 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 1:38 AM HST · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 1:44 AM HST · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 2:23 PM HST · 17761 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 6:29 PM HST · 17761 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 6:45 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 8:34 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 12:22 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 1:03 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 1:28 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 11:08 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 12:41 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 3:25 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 9:59 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 10:06 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 10:57 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:15 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.013 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 4:29 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
21. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 9:39 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:06 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:38 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 1:52 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.212 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 5:17 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 9:57 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 10:20 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 3:28 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.10 km SSW of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 5:53 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 6:06 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 11:56 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
32. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 6:51 PM HST · 17757 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 5:05 AM HST · 17757 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 6:32 AM HST · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 6:42 AM HST · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 3:47 AM HST · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 6:25 AM HST · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.212 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 7:25 AM HST · 17756 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 1:04 PM HST · 17756 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
40. 2.511 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 3:17 PM HST · 17756 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.511 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 5:54 PM HST · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 10:23 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 11:03 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
44. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 11, 12:10 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 11, 2:22 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
46. 3.113 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 5:06 AM HST · 17754 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
47. 2.120 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 12:45 PM HST · 17754 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
48. 2.58 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 2:03 PM HST · 17754 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
49. 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 6:05 PM HST · 17754 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 2:33 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 4:04 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 10:46 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
53. 2.011 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 8:16 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
54. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 10:05 AM HST · 17752 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
55. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 1:14 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 6:51 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
57. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 8:03 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
58. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 11:35 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 11:55 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 2:25 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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