M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jun 9, 1978, 10:55 AM HST

UTC

1978-06-09 20:55:39 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.305° N, 155.246° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

24

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:46 PM HST · 17616 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:48 PM HST · 17616 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 4:09 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 5:11 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 6:53 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:17 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
7. 4.418 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:18 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:19 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 10:29 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 12:58 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 3:41 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 3:48 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:12 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 1:29 PM HST · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 9:33 PM HST · 17614 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 1:06 AM HST · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
17. 3.017 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 5:50 AM HST · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
18. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 9:05 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
19. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 10:54 PM HST · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 4:25 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
21. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:18 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:34 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:38 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:44 AM HST · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:24 AM HST · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:30 AM HST · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 5:03 AM HST · 17611 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 12:18 PM HST · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 6:17 PM HST · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.48 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 7:13 PM HST · 17611 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.114 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 10:34 PM HST · 17611 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 1:15 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.39 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 5:19 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
34. 3.23 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 9:20 PM HST · 17610 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:19 AM HST · 17609 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:10 PM HST · 17609 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 AM HST · 17608 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 PM HST · 17608 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
39. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:54 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 8:45 AM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
42. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:07 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 4:54 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 6:37 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 6:41 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:07 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
47. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:43 PM HST · 17607 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 4:01 AM HST · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 10:26 AM HST · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.23 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 1:22 PM HST · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
51. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 10, 4:21 PM HST · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 12:59 AM HST · 17605 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.625 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 3:47 AM HST · 17605 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
54. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 11, 11:04 AM HST · 17605 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 3:30 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 3:31 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
57. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 5:32 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.316 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 11:33 AM HST · 17604 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
59. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 12:39 PM HST · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
60. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 12, 9:26 PM HST · 17604 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780958. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.