M3.5 earthquake 6 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Feb 2, 1978, 7:32 PM HST

UTC

1978-02-03 05:32:45 UTC

Depth

14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.438° N, 155.299° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

38

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast338 kmSE

After

1. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 11:27 PM HST · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 3, 11:50 AM HST · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 4, 3:12 PM HST · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.818 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 1:38 AM HST · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 1:44 AM HST · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 2:23 PM HST · 17767 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 6:29 PM HST · 17767 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 6:45 PM HST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 5, 8:34 PM HST · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 12:22 AM HST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 1:03 AM HST · 17767 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 1:28 AM HST · 17767 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.89 km NNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 4:09 AM HST · 17766 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 11:08 AM HST · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 12:41 PM HST · 17766 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 3:25 PM HST · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 9:59 PM HST · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 10:06 PM HST · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 6, 10:57 PM HST · 17766 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:15 AM HST · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.013 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 4:29 AM HST · 17765 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
22. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 9:39 AM HST · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:06 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 12:38 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 1:52 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.212 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 5:17 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 9:57 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 7, 10:20 PM HST · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 3:28 AM HST · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.10 km SSW of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 5:53 AM HST · 17764 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 6:06 AM HST · 17764 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 11:56 AM HST · 17764 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 8, 6:51 PM HST · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 5:05 AM HST · 17763 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 6:32 AM HST · 17763 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
36. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 9, 6:42 AM HST · 17763 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 3:47 AM HST · 17762 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 6:25 AM HST · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
39. 2.212 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 7:25 AM HST · 17762 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 1:04 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.511 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 3:17 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.511 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 5:54 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
43. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 10:23 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
44. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 10, 11:03 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 11, 12:10 PM HST · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 11, 2:22 PM HST · 17761 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
47. 3.113 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 5:06 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.120 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 12:45 PM HST · 17760 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.58 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 2:03 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
50. 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 6:05 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
51. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 2:33 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
52. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 4:04 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 10:46 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.011 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 8:16 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
55. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 10:05 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 1:14 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 6:51 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 8:03 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 11:35 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 11:55 AM HST · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.513 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 5:05 PM HST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
2. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 4:21 PM HST · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 1:14 PM HST · 17770 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
4. 3.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 11:03 AM HST · 17770 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 10:14 AM HST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 7:05 AM HST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.78 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 2, 4:16 AM HST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 1, 4:11 AM HST · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 31, 10:19 PM HST · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 31, 4:37 PM HST · 17772 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 31, 10:30 AM HST · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 31, 5:39 AM HST · 17772 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 31, 3:11 AM HST · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 6:08 PM HST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 2:11 PM HST · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 12:41 PM HST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 9:18 AM HST · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 5:04 AM HST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 4:51 AM HST · 17773 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 30, 1:08 AM HST · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780199. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.