Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, May 28, 1978, 6:25 PM HST (04:25 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-29 04:25:42 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.265° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17656 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17656 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17656 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17656 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17655 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17655 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17655 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.552 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17654 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17653 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17652 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 3.710 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii · 17652 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.214 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17651 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.14 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17651 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17651 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.116 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17650 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.49 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17649 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17648 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17648 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17648 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17648 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17648 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17647 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17647 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.418 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17647 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.517 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.214 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.71 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 17658 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.02 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 17658 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.717 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.05 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17660 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17660 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780883. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.