Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 15, 1978, 8:18 PM HST (06:18 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-16 06:18:28 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.311° N, 155.222° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.10 km SSW of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17758 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17757 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.212 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.511 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.511 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17755 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17755 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.113 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17754 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.120 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17754 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.58 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17754 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17754 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.011 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.49 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17748 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.614 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.223 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17746 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.612 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780084. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.