M2.0 earthquake 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 26, 1978, 2:21 AM HST

UTC

1978-02-26 12:21:46 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.284° N, 155.216° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

154°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 8:54 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:57 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 11:36 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:13 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:55 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:32 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 5:50 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 9:44 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 10:12 PM HST · 17748 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 2:00 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 5:41 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:31 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 6:48 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.11 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 11:51 AM HST · 17747 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.431 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 27, 10:25 PM HST · 17747 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 12:40 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 1:51 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:24 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:30 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:39 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:55 AM HST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
22. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:29 PM HST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
23. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 7:28 PM HST · 17746 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:56 AM HST · 17745 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:38 PM HST · 17745 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
26. 2.610 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 3:37 PM HST · 17745 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
27. 3.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:51 AM HST · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:45 AM HST · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.26 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:25 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 4:46 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 6:43 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
32. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:20 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.514 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 8:18 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 9:29 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.419 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 10:36 PM HST · 17744 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
36. 3.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 2:51 PM HST · 17743 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.52 km SW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 4:17 PM HST · 17743 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 1:08 AM HST · 17742 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.328 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 7:48 AM HST · 17742 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
40. 2.323 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 4:10 PM HST · 17742 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 4:36 PM HST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.717 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 5:22 PM HST · 17742 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
43. 2.59 km NNE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 8:14 PM HST · 17742 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 8:45 PM HST · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 12:28 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 2:18 AM HST · 17741 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
47. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 7:26 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 10:14 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 10:21 PM HST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:03 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:06 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:49 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 4:07 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.53 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 10:52 PM HST · 17740 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 3:12 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 6:09 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 6:21 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.410 km WNW of Kurtistown, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 7:38 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 7:40 AM HST · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.622 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 3:46 PM HST · 17739 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:53 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 26, 12:45 AM HST · 17748 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 7:44 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:54 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 1:07 PM HST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.16 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:46 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.516 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 11:32 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:51 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
9. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 25, 9:29 AM HST · 17749 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.210 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 8:37 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 4:59 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 24, 1:29 AM HST · 17750 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:31 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.421 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 5:22 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
15. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 1:37 PM HST · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.412 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:48 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 9:12 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 8:57 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
19. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 23, 6:06 AM HST · 17751 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.16 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 22, 8:56 PM HST · 17752 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780320. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.