M2.3 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, May 4, 1978, 3:14 PM HST

UTC

1978-05-05 01:14:24 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.395° N, 155.263° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 4, 7:04 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 4, 7:26 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 4, 7:43 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, May 4, 9:02 PM HST · 17680 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.18 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, May 5, 4:55 PM HST · 17679 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.412 km S of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 6, 2:20 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.212 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, May 6, 3:16 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
8. 3.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 6, 8:12 AM HST · 17679 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 7, 12:19 AM HST · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 7, 5:36 AM HST · 17678 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 7, 9:35 AM HST · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 7, 12:40 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.46 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 7, 1:08 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 7, 5:33 PM HST · 17677 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 8, 12:11 AM HST · 17677 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 9, 4:37 AM HST · 17676 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, May 9, 12:28 PM HST · 17675 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 9, 5:37 PM HST · 17675 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 9, 6:46 PM HST · 17675 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
20. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 10, 2:40 AM HST · 17675 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, May 10, 11:23 AM HST · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 10, 12:45 PM HST · 17674 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 10, 1:19 PM HST · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
24. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 10, 2:23 PM HST · 17674 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, May 10, 2:29 PM HST · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 10, 10:05 PM HST · 17674 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.39 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, May 11, 1:28 AM HST · 17674 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 12, 4:58 AM HST · 17673 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 12, 5:11 AM HST · 17673 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 12, 5:16 AM HST · 17673 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.911 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 12, 1:54 PM HST · 17672 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 13, 4:45 AM HST · 17672 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 13, 4:53 AM HST · 17672 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 13, 7:32 AM HST · 17672 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 13, 7:34 AM HST · 17672 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
36. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 13, 7:49 AM HST · 17672 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
37. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 13, 9:07 AM HST · 17671 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
38. 3.07 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, May 13, 10:09 AM HST · 17671 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
39. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 14, 3:21 AM HST · 17671 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, May 14, 10:39 AM HST · 17670 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 14, 5:46 PM HST · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.63 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, May 15, 1:47 AM HST · 17670 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 15, 3:07 AM HST · 17670 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 15, 3:36 AM HST · 17670 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 15, 3:41 AM HST · 17670 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 15, 1:37 PM HST · 17669 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 15, 8:34 PM HST · 17669 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 16, 4:18 AM HST · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 16, 4:56 AM HST · 17669 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 16, 11:09 AM HST · 17668 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 16, 5:24 PM HST · 17668 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 16, 6:05 PM HST · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 16, 7:51 PM HST · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 16, 10:35 PM HST · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 17, 12:49 AM HST · 17668 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 17, 10:28 AM HST · 17667 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 17, 11:48 AM HST · 17667 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 17, 4:58 PM HST · 17667 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 17, 10:13 PM HST · 17667 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
60. 3.015 km N of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, May 18, 11:55 AM HST · 17666 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 4, 7:39 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.115 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 4, 3:16 AM HST · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.222 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 3, 10:23 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 3, 5:52 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 3, 12:44 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 3, 12:33 PM HST · 17681 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 3, 7:56 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 3.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 3, 7:29 AM HST · 17682 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 2, 10:39 PM HST · 17682 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 2, 5:40 AM HST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 1, 4:59 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.113 km W of Paukaa, HawaiiMon, May 1, 3:46 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.120 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 1, 2:29 PM HST · 17683 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 1, 1:28 PM HST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 1, 5:42 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 1, 4:23 AM HST · 17684 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 11:55 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.01 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 9:48 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 8:16 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 3:50 PM HST · 17684 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780749. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.