Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jul 12, 1978, 11:33 AM HST (21:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-12 21:33:10 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.296° N, 155.189° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17580 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17579 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.47 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17579 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17579 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17579 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17578 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17578 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17578 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17578 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17577 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17577 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17577 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17577 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17577 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17576 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17576 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17576 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.310 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17576 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17576 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.418 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.212 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.316 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17575 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17574 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17573 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17573 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.95 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17573 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17573 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17573 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.414 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17572 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17571 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.110 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17571 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.522 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17571 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17570 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.127 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17570 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17570 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17570 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17569 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17569 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781153. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.