Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 24, 1978, 7:52 PM HST (05:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-25 05:52:20 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.212° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
29

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. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17600 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17597 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.612 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.512 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.214 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.312 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.027 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.