M2.2 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jun 23, 1978, 2:25 AM HST

UTC

1978-06-23 12:25:00 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.299° N, 155.249° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 5:19 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 6:21 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 11:41 PM HST · 17630 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 1:31 AM HST · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 6:58 AM HST · 17630 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 9:07 AM HST · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 12:05 PM HST · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 1:00 PM HST · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.126 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 7:40 PM HST · 17629 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 24, 7:52 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 12:08 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 5:45 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 9:31 AM HST · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.613 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 1:49 PM HST · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 3:36 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 5:40 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 8:39 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 9:34 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 10:47 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 11:09 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.44 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 12:14 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 4:56 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 7:27 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 8:55 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.117 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 12:23 AM HST · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 7:40 AM HST · 17627 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.43 km S of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 9:33 AM HST · 17627 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
28. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 10:41 AM HST · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 3.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 10:31 PM HST · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 3:31 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 11:28 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 1:45 PM HST · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
33. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 7:53 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 11:31 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 5:13 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 11:59 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 3:11 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
38. 3.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 6:31 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
39. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 8:04 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.017 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 10:16 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 10:58 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 1:46 AM HST · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 7:12 AM HST · 17624 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
44. 3.57 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 12:28 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
45. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 2:20 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.02 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 3:37 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 6:11 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 8:39 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 9:01 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:11 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
51. 3.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:31 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:35 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:39 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
54. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:46 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:48 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 4:09 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 5:11 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 6:53 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:17 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
60. 4.418 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:18 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 2:19 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 2:02 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
3. 4.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 23, 1:47 AM HST · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 22, 10:35 PM HST · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 22, 1:15 PM HST · 17632 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 22, 1:37 AM HST · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 22, 12:13 AM HST · 17632 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 10:12 PM HST · 17632 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 10:06 PM HST · 17632 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 6:11 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 1:35 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
12. 3.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 12:20 AM HST · 17633 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 8:14 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 3:12 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 3:07 AM HST · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 6:35 PM HST · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 3:03 PM HST · 17635 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 8:55 AM HST · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 5:35 AM HST · 17636 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 4:51 AM HST · 17636 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781037. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.