M2.3 earthquake 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 19, 1978, 7:56 PM HST

UTC

1978-01-20 05:56:21 UTC

Depth

28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.331° N, 155.315° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast46 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 3:40 AM HST · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 5:56 AM HST · 17784 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 7:51 AM HST · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.44 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 9:26 AM HST · 17784 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 4:24 PM HST · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.114 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 20, 8:32 PM HST · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 21, 12:26 AM HST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 21, 3:54 AM HST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 21, 5:48 AM HST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 21, 12:02 PM HST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
11. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 21, 3:09 PM HST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.31 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 2:06 AM HST · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 2:41 AM HST · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 4:23 AM HST · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
15. 3.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 5:41 AM HST · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.311 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 1:49 PM HST · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.81 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 3:22 PM HST · 17782 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 4:34 PM HST · 17782 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 7:20 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
20. 3.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 8:21 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 8:26 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
22. 3.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 8:28 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 8:44 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 22, 10:55 PM HST · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 12:56 AM HST · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.49 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 1:28 AM HST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 4:31 AM HST · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
28. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 8:17 AM HST · 17781 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.815 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 10:34 AM HST · 17781 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.324 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 23, 9:09 PM HST · 17780 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 3:21 AM HST · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 3:32 AM HST · 17780 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
33. 2.715 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 4:50 AM HST · 17780 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 5:25 AM HST · 17780 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 5:57 AM HST · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
36. 2.317 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 8:49 AM HST · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
37. 3.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 3:18 PM HST · 17780 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.224 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 24, 6:52 PM HST · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
39. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 3:08 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 3:19 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 5:16 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 5:24 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
43. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 5:59 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 7:41 AM HST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.511 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 4:28 PM HST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 6:36 PM HST · 17779 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 25, 9:56 PM HST · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
48. 2.015 km WSW of Wainaku, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 12:01 AM HST · 17778 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
49. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 1:24 AM HST · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 1:54 AM HST · 17778 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 10:08 AM HST · 17778 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 10:17 AM HST · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 6:30 PM HST · 17778 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 6:30 PM HST · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.57 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 26, 7:38 PM HST · 17777 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
56. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 27, 10:05 AM HST · 17777 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
57. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 27, 4:29 PM HST · 17777 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 27, 9:30 PM HST · 17776 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
59. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 27, 11:18 PM HST · 17776 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 28, 3:27 AM HST · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 19, 7:38 PM HST · 17784 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
2. 3.01 km SW of Paukaa, HawaiiThu, Jan 19, 3:52 PM HST · 17785 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 19, 12:04 PM HST · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.425 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 19, 6:23 AM HST · 17785 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 19, 5:49 AM HST · 17785 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 9:26 PM HST · 17785 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 8:20 PM HST · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.47 km NNW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 7:44 PM HST · 17785 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 4:08 PM HST · 17786 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.37 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 4:01 AM HST · 17786 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.014 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Jan 18, 12:09 AM HST · 17786 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 17, 5:41 PM HST · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 10:34 PM HST · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 10:01 PM HST · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 4:43 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 2:27 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 1:52 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 1:38 PM HST · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 8:04 AM HST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 16, 5:38 AM HST · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780106. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.