Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, May 2, 1978, 10:39 PM HST (08:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1978-05-03 08:39:35 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.357° N, 155.232° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17684 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.222 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17683 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17682 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.18 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.412 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.212 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17681 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17680 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.46 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17679 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17678 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17677 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.39 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17676 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17675 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17675 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.911 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.07 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17674 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17673 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17673 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17672 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.63 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17672 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17672 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17672 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17672 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17671 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17671 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17671 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17671 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17670 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17670 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17685 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 17685 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17685 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17685 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.01 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.615 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17688 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780740. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.