Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 9, 1978, 1:25 AM HST (11:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-08-09 11:25:38 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.311° N, 155.222° 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
80°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.211 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17542 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17541 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17541 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17541 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.313 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17541 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.316 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17540 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781305. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.