M1.8 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 22, 1978, 7:26 AM HST

UTC

1978-03-22 17:26:09 UTC

Depth

2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.361° N, 155.297° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 4:48 AM HST · 17689 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 9:15 AM HST · 17689 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:39 PM HST · 17688 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 4:10 PM HST · 17688 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.115 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 5:15 PM HST · 17688 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 6:45 PM HST · 17688 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 8:54 PM HST · 17688 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 9:21 PM HST · 17688 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.22 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 7:41 AM HST · 17688 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.416 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 9:03 AM HST · 17688 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.316 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 9:04 AM HST · 17688 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.527 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 11:23 AM HST · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 11:56 AM HST · 17687 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.63 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 4:36 PM HST · 17687 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 9:55 PM HST · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 12:56 AM HST · 17687 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 1:45 AM HST · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 4:53 AM HST · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 1:27 PM HST · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 6:43 PM HST · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 8:34 PM HST · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
22. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 11:49 PM HST · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 12:39 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 1:45 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
25. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 4:14 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.232 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 8:38 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 9:13 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 11:04 AM HST · 17685 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 7:36 PM HST · 17685 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 8:43 PM HST · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.611 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 2:13 AM HST · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
32. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 3:02 AM HST · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.111 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 12:42 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.044 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 1:28 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 12:49 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
36. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 2:04 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 7:26 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 9:47 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 1:35 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 3:20 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.36 km ENE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 9:59 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 1:26 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 2:06 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 8:38 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 8:43 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 12:00 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 2:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 3:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 4:08 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 7:48 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 9:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 11:02 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 3:54 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 8:20 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 10:12 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.225 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 11:39 AM HST · 17681 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 2:03 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
58. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 2:08 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 6:43 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.226 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 12:54 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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