M2.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, May 17, 1978, 11:48 AM HST

UTC

1978-05-17 21:48:58 UTC

Depth

34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.346° N, 155.202° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

37

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 1:07 AM HST · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 4:34 AM HST · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.64 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 6:51 AM HST · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 9:34 AM HST · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.58 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 12:48 PM HST · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 2:40 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 3:05 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 8:36 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
9. 3.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 11:57 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 12:05 PM HST · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 1:24 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.918 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 4:03 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 4:26 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 3.823 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 4:49 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 6:26 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.35 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 10:38 PM HST · 17633 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 4:40 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
18. 3.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 4:42 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
19. 3.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 6:54 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 7:01 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 7:10 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 8:43 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 7:41 PM HST · 17632 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 11:10 PM HST · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 6:42 AM HST · 17632 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 7:20 AM HST · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 6:13 PM HST · 17631 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 9:53 PM HST · 17631 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 10:05 PM HST · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 4:54 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 8:04 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.314 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 6:24 AM HST · 17630 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 11:16 AM HST · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 1:23 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
35. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 2:25 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 9:10 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 9:44 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
38. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 7:54 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 10:36 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
40. 3.060 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 11:26 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
41. 3.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 5:34 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.817 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 5:52 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.44 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 5:58 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 9:16 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 12:21 AM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 12:34 AM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 4:51 AM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 5:35 AM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 8:55 AM HST · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 3:03 PM HST · 17626 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 6:35 PM HST · 17626 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 3:07 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
53. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 3:12 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 8:14 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
55. 3.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 12:20 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 1:35 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 6:11 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 10:06 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 10:12 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 22, 12:13 AM HST · 17624 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.