M2.1 earthquake 6 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Feb 25, 1978, 11:46 AM HST

UTC

1978-02-25 21:46:04 UTC

Depth

13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.434° 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

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

35

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

After

1. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 4:19 AM HST · 17711 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 7:29 AM HST · 17711 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
3. 3.116 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 11:31 AM HST · 17711 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 2:32 PM HST · 17710 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
5. 3.08 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 9:57 PM HST · 17710 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.712 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 27, 10:10 PM HST · 17710 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 10:23 AM HST · 17710 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 1:15 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
9. 3.5Hawaii region, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 3:42 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.012 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 7:19 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 8:18 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 10:04 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 10:12 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 28, 10:13 PM HST · 17709 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 29, 1:56 AM HST · 17709 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.617 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 29, 2:01 AM HST · 17709 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 29, 3:10 AM HST · 17709 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
18. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 29, 4:48 PM HST · 17708 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Mar 29, 5:47 PM HST · 17708 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.67 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 12:52 AM HST · 17708 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
21. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 2:28 AM HST · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 3:01 AM HST · 17708 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.017 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 5:00 AM HST · 17708 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 12:09 PM HST · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.014 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 8:58 PM HST · 17707 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 30, 9:05 PM HST · 17707 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 12:27 AM HST · 17707 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 2:17 AM HST · 17707 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.318 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 2:49 AM HST · 17707 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
30. 3.423 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 5:23 AM HST · 17707 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 5:47 AM HST · 17707 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 1:10 PM HST · 17706 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 2:52 PM HST · 17706 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
34. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 31, 3:34 PM HST · 17706 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.824 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 1, 6:58 AM HST · 17706 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 1, 1:00 PM HST · 17705 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 1, 11:02 PM HST · 17705 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
38. 2.28 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 2, 3:42 AM HST · 17705 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.11 km NE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 2, 6:39 AM HST · 17705 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
40. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 2, 1:16 PM HST · 17704 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
41. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 2, 6:28 PM HST · 17704 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 2, 9:37 PM HST · 17704 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
43. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 1:49 AM HST · 17704 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.49 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 1:52 AM HST · 17704 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
45. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 2:37 AM HST · 17704 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 3:05 PM HST · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
47. 2.225 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 3:40 PM HST · 17703 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
48. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 10:45 PM HST · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
49. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 10:52 PM HST · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
50. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Apr 3, 11:59 PM HST · 17703 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.99 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 8:00 AM HST · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
52. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 3:00 PM HST · 17702 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 4:59 PM HST · 17702 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 5:42 PM HST · 17702 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 5:42 PM HST · 17702 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
56. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 10:45 PM HST · 17702 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
57. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 4, 11:45 PM HST · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 5, 1:25 AM HST · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 5, 4:27 AM HST · 17702 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
60. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 5, 5:22 AM HST · 17702 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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