Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Aug 12, 1978, 2:06 PM HST (00:06 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-08-13 00:06:10 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.307° N, 155.223° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
35

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. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17537 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17536 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.213 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.08 km WSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.46 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.47 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 3.25 km ENE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.11 km NNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781332. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.