M2.3 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 27, 1978, 7:29 AM HST

UTC

1978-03-27 17:29:38 UTC

Depth

30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.332° N, 155.308° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

33

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast46 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 11:04 AM HST · 17686 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 7:36 PM HST · 17685 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 8:43 PM HST · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.611 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 2:13 AM HST · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 3:02 AM HST · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.111 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 12:42 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.044 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 1:28 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 12:49 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 2:04 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 7:26 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 9:47 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 1:35 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 3:20 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.36 km ENE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 9:59 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 1:26 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 2:06 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 8:38 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 8:43 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 12:00 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 2:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 3:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
22. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 4:08 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 7:48 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 9:22 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 11:02 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
26. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 3:54 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
27. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 8:20 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 10:12 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.225 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 11:39 AM HST · 17682 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 2:03 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
31. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 2:08 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 6:43 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.226 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 12:54 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.38 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 1:28 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 2:52 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
36. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 3:09 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.711 km WNW of Puako, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 3:48 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
38. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 9:26 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
39. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 3:00 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 4:40 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 5:08 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.35 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 7:14 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
43. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 8:33 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 1:57 AM HST · 17680 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
45. 2.315 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 4:20 AM HST · 17680 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 4:26 AM HST · 17680 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 3:17 PM HST · 17679 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
48. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 9:35 PM HST · 17679 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
49. 3.04 km NW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiFri, Apr 28, 1:34 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.134 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 28, 6:15 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
51. 2.235 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Apr 28, 8:49 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.610 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Apr 28, 7:47 PM HST · 17678 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
53. 2.519 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 4:50 AM HST · 17678 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
54. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 5:24 AM HST · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.95 km SSE of Kukuihaele, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 5:49 AM HST · 17678 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.615 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 3:59 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
57. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 7:36 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 8:42 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 11:29 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 3:39 AM HST · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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