Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 24, 1978, 6:52 PM HST (04:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1978-01-25 04:52:32 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.422° N, 155.464° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.511 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.015 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.57 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.410 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.410 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.348 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17777 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17777 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17777 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17777 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17776 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.78 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 3.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.513 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 3.56 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17775 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17774 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.818 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 3.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.317 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.715 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.317 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.324 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.815 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.49 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780145. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.