Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 25, 1978, 3:29 PM HST (01:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-26 01:29:05 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.437° N, 155.351° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
22

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. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.418 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.817 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.78 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.514 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.214 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.36 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.520 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.020 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.90 km S of Honalo, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.715 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.03 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.421 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.515 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17549 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17549 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17549 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17549 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781234. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.