Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 5, 1978, 1:44 AM HST (11:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-05 11:44:04 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.344° N, 155.214° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.717 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.59 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.53 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.410 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.626 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.827 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.67 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.28 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.44 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780206. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.