M2.0 earthquake 14 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 26, 1978, 10:17 AM HST

UTC

1978-01-26 20:17:07 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.336° N, 155.156° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast34 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 10:24 PM HST · 17745 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.527 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 7:43 AM HST · 17744 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 9:01 AM HST · 17744 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 6:46 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 8:01 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.16 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 8:56 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 6:06 AM HST · 17743 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:57 AM HST · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:12 AM HST · 17743 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.412 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:48 AM HST · 17743 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
11. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 1:37 PM HST · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.421 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 5:22 PM HST · 17743 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:31 PM HST · 17743 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 1:29 AM HST · 17742 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 4:59 AM HST · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 3.210 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 8:37 AM HST · 17742 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
17. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:29 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:51 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.516 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:32 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.16 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:46 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:07 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:54 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
23. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 7:44 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:45 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:53 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
26. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 2:21 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 8:54 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:57 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 11:36 AM HST · 17740 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:13 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:55 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:32 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
33. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:50 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 9:44 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:12 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
36. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 5:41 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:31 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:48 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.11 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 11:51 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.431 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 10:25 PM HST · 17739 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
42. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 12:40 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 1:51 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:24 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:30 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:39 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
47. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:55 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:29 PM HST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 7:28 PM HST · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:56 AM HST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:38 PM HST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.610 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 3:37 PM HST · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
53. 3.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:51 AM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:45 AM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.26 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:25 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 4:46 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
57. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 6:43 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:20 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
59. 2.514 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 8:18 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 9:29 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780161. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.