Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 19, 1978, 12:04 PM HST (22:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-19 22:04:58 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.412° N, 155.282° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
15

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. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.011 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17752 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17748 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17747 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.614 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17746 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17746 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.223 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17746 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17746 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.612 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17745 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.527 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17744 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17744 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17744 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.16 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.412 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.421 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17743 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17742 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17742 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 3.210 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17742 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17741 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.516 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17741 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17741 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.