Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 14, 1978, 3:37 AM HST (13:37 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 1 km N of Honomu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-14 13:37:19 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.296° N, 155.213° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.514 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17731 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.96 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17730 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17729 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.118 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.120 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.533 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.118 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.116 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17727 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.613 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.312 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 3.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17726 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17725 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17724 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.98 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17722 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17722 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17721 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.44 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.025 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.28 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.67 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17735 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17735 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.827 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17735 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17736 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17736 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780415. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.