Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 22, 1978, 1:15 PM HST (23:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-22 23:15:07 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.326° N, 155.195° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
34

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.55 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17601 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17600 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17597 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17597 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17597 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.612 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781031. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.