Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 25, 1978, 3:38 AM HST (13:38 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-25 13:38:41 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.284° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
28

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. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.418 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.817 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.78 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.514 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.214 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.36 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.520 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.020 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.90 km S of Honalo, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.715 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.03 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.421 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.515 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781232. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.