Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 28, 1978, 10:23 AM HST (20:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-28 20:23:48 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.353° N, 155.252° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.36 km ENE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.225 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.38 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.35 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.315 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.04 km NW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.134 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.235 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.610 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.519 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.615 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.01 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780504. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.