M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 14, 1978, 3:47 PM HST

UTC

1978-08-15 01:47:16 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.334° N, 155.203° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 5:33 PM HST · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 10:04 PM HST · 17536 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 11:03 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
4. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 11:44 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
5. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 11:46 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 12:24 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 1:03 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.213 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:04 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:19 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
10. 3.08 km WSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 8:43 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 10:48 AM HST · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 12:42 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:41 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 6:01 PM HST · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 12:56 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.46 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 1:01 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.47 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 1:06 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 4:10 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
19. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 10:28 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 11:36 AM HST · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 12:17 PM HST · 17534 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
22. 3.25 km ENE of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 1:20 PM HST · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
23. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 3:12 PM HST · 17534 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 12:05 AM HST · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
25. 3.11 km NNW of Honomu, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 2:15 AM HST · 17533 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 10:43 AM HST · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 2:28 PM HST · 17533 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 4:15 PM HST · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 8:27 PM HST · 17533 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
30. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 1:27 AM HST · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 1:53 AM HST · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 12:00 PM HST · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 2:56 PM HST · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 7:04 PM HST · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 7:55 PM HST · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
36. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 8:05 PM HST · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
37. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 11:40 PM HST · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 12:07 AM HST · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 2:03 AM HST · 17531 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:05 AM HST · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
41. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:14 AM HST · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 9:21 AM HST · 17531 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 12:57 PM HST · 17531 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 2:04 PM HST · 17531 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 4:36 PM HST · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 9:59 PM HST · 17531 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
47. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 1:14 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.324 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 2:12 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 5:55 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 9:11 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 9:40 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.65 km SSW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 10:42 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 10:55 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
54. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 11:58 AM HST · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
55. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 12:00 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 12:14 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 12:49 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
58. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 12:54 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 3:30 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 5:26 PM HST · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781344. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.