M2.5 earthquake 15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 17, 1978, 4:25 AM HST

UTC

1978-02-17 14:25:25 UTC

Depth

8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.304° N, 155.264° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

138°

Stations used

30

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast350 kmSE

After

1. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 17, 10:00 AM HST · 17757 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 17, 1:34 PM HST · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 17, 4:50 PM HST · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 17, 8:59 PM HST · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 18, 2:51 PM HST · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 9:01 AM HST · 17755 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
7. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 11:49 AM HST · 17755 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 3:00 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.614 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 7:32 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 8:11 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.223 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 19, 8:47 PM HST · 17755 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 20, 7:34 AM HST · 17754 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
13. 3.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 1:56 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 2:19 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.612 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 3:24 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 6:28 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 7:12 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 9:50 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 11:34 AM HST · 17753 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 21, 10:24 PM HST · 17753 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.527 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 7:43 AM HST · 17752 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 9:01 AM HST · 17752 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
23. 1.93 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 6:46 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 8:01 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.16 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 8:56 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
26. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 6:06 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:57 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:12 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.412 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:48 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
30. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 1:37 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
31. 2.421 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 5:22 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:31 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
33. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 1:29 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 4:59 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
35. 3.210 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 8:37 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
36. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:29 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:51 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.516 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:32 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
39. 2.16 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:46 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:07 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:54 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 7:44 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:45 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
44. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:53 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
45. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 2:21 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 8:54 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:57 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 11:36 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:13 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
50. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:55 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:32 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:50 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 9:44 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
54. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:12 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
55. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 5:41 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:31 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
58. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:48 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.11 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 11:51 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.431 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 10:25 PM HST · 17747 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 17, 2:01 AM HST · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 11:51 PM HST · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 8:34 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.226 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 7:00 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 12:52 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.49 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 12:32 PM HST · 17758 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 16, 8:00 AM HST · 17758 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 3:59 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 2:25 PM HST · 17759 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 15, 11:55 AM HST · 17759 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 11:35 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 8:03 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 6:51 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 1:14 PM HST · 17760 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
15. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 14, 10:05 AM HST · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.011 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 8:16 PM HST · 17761 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 10:46 AM HST · 17761 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 4:04 AM HST · 17761 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 13, 2:33 AM HST · 17761 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 12, 6:05 PM HST · 17762 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780274. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.