M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 29, 1978, 11:59 AM HST

UTC

1978-06-29 21:59:25 UTC

Depth

32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.337° N, 155.295° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast346 kmSE

After

1. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 3:11 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 3.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 6:31 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 8:04 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.017 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 10:16 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 10:58 PM HST · 17624 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 1:46 AM HST · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 7:12 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.57 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 12:28 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
9. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 2:20 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.02 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 3:37 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 6:11 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 8:39 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 9:01 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:11 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
15. 3.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:31 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:35 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:39 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:46 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 31 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 30, 10:48 PM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 4:09 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
21. 3.4Hawaii region, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 4:51 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 5:11 AM HST · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 6:53 AM HST · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:17 AM HST · 17622 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
25. 4.418 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:18 AM HST · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:19 AM HST · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
27. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 10:29 AM HST · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 12:58 PM HST · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 3:41 PM HST · 17622 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 3:48 PM HST · 17622 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 1, 9:12 PM HST · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 1:29 PM HST · 17621 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 2, 9:33 PM HST · 17621 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
34. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 1:06 AM HST · 17621 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
35. 3.017 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 5:50 AM HST · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
36. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 9:05 PM HST · 17620 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
37. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 3, 10:54 PM HST · 17620 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 4:25 AM HST · 17620 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
39. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:18 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 6:34 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:38 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 4, 7:44 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:24 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 4:30 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 5:03 AM HST · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 12:18 PM HST · 17618 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 6:17 PM HST · 17618 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.48 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 7:13 PM HST · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.114 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 5, 10:34 PM HST · 17618 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 1:15 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.39 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 5:19 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
52. 3.23 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 6, 9:20 PM HST · 17617 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:19 AM HST · 17616 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 7, 7:10 PM HST · 17616 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 AM HST · 17616 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 8, 2:11 PM HST · 17615 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
57. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
58. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 7:54 AM HST · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 8:45 AM HST · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
60. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 9, 1:07 PM HST · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Jun 29, 5:13 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 11:31 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 7:53 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 1:45 PM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 11:28 AM HST · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 28, 3:31 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 3.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 10:31 PM HST · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 10:41 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.43 km S of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 9:33 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 7:40 AM HST · 17626 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.117 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jun 27, 12:23 AM HST · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 8:55 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 7:27 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 4:56 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.44 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 26, 12:14 PM HST · 17627 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 11:09 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 10:47 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 9:34 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 8:39 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 25, 5:40 PM HST · 17628 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781074. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.