M2.1 earthquake 26 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jun 24, 1978, 7:40 PM HST

UTC

1978-06-25 05:40:38 UTC

Depth

-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.590° N, 155.433° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

22

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast26 kmNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast317 kmSE

After

1. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 4:44 PM HST · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:22 AM HST · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 1:11 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 2:48 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:25 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 4:19 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:31 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:03 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:29 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:21 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:43 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:41 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 19, 1:59 PM HST · 17597 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 12:18 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 2:06 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 2:35 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 9:55 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 1:20 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 2:39 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 3:38 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 9:43 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 12:46 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
23. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 2:09 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
24. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 3:32 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 10:50 PM HST · 17594 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 12:22 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
27. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 4:42 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
28. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 7:37 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
29. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 12:58 PM HST · 17594 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 12:09 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 2:14 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
32. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 3:15 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
33. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 5:46 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:25 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:35 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
36. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:42 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
37. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 12:27 PM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:33 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
39. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 10:20 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
41. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 6:12 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
42. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:10 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
43. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:51 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 10:20 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
45. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 10:47 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
46. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:06 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:36 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.612 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 1:02 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
49. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 4:44 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
50. 2.512 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:41 PM HST · 17591 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 1:27 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:24 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
53. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:38 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.214 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 6:54 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:29 PM HST · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
56. 3.027 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 11:54 PM HST · 17590 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 10:27 AM HST · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 5:56 PM HST · 17590 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
59. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 6:48 PM HST · 17589 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
60. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 6:51 PM HST · 17589 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781047. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.