M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 15, 1978, 3:16 AM HST

UTC

1978-08-15 13:16:20 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.332° N, 155.190° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 15, 10:40 AM HST · 17578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 15, 9:20 PM HST · 17577 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 16, 11:20 AM HST · 17577 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.38 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 16, 5:36 PM HST · 17577 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.653 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 16, 8:23 PM HST · 17576 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Aug 17, 6:15 AM HST · 17576 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 17, 8:06 AM HST · 17576 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 17, 8:53 AM HST · 17576 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 17, 5:24 PM HST · 17576 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 18, 12:01 AM HST · 17575 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
11. 3.54 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 18, 4:32 AM HST · 17575 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 18, 9:20 PM HST · 17574 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 18, 11:43 PM HST · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.912 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 2:12 AM HST · 17574 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 5:23 AM HST · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 5:24 AM HST · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 9:54 AM HST · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 8:18 PM HST · 17573 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 19, 10:06 PM HST · 17573 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.42 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 20, 9:48 AM HST · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 20, 11:32 AM HST · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 20, 1:39 PM HST · 17573 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 20, 4:52 PM HST · 17573 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 21, 1:15 AM HST · 17572 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 21, 5:56 AM HST · 17572 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 21, 9:02 AM HST · 17572 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 21, 9:14 PM HST · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 22, 12:12 AM HST · 17571 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 22, 9:31 AM HST · 17571 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 22, 11:11 AM HST · 17571 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 22, 12:25 PM HST · 17571 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 22, 8:21 PM HST · 17570 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 3:24 AM HST · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
34. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 10:22 AM HST · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
35. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 11:48 AM HST · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 5:57 PM HST · 17570 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.320 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 7:34 PM HST · 17569 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 23, 9:08 PM HST · 17569 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 1:50 AM HST · 17569 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
40. 2.02 km WSW of Honalo, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 5:01 AM HST · 17569 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
41. 2.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 9:07 AM HST · 17569 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 9:39 AM HST · 17569 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 10:49 AM HST · 17569 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 5:09 PM HST · 17569 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 7:47 PM HST · 17568 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 24, 9:28 PM HST · 17568 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
47. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 25, 12:56 AM HST · 17568 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
48. 2.73 km E of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiFri, Aug 25, 6:47 AM HST · 17568 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 25, 5:17 PM HST · 17568 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 4:08 AM HST · 17567 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
51. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 7:20 AM HST · 17567 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
52. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 1:24 PM HST · 17567 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 11:02 PM HST · 17566 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 2:27 AM HST · 17566 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 3:16 AM HST · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 6:33 AM HST · 17566 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 9:33 AM HST · 17566 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
58. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 8:46 PM HST · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 28, 9:08 AM HST · 17565 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Aug 28, 3:25 PM HST · 17565 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 2.127 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 15, 12:53 AM HST · 17578 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 14, 3:47 PM HST · 17579 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.522 km ENE of H?lualoa, HawaiiMon, Aug 14, 2:42 PM HST · 17579 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 10:45 PM HST · 17579 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.110 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 10:12 PM HST · 17579 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 8:19 PM HST · 17579 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.414 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 12:37 PM HST · 17580 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 10:14 AM HST · 17580 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 13, 5:31 AM HST · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 10:38 PM HST · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 5:29 PM HST · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 4:15 PM HST · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 3:25 PM HST · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 2:06 PM HST · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 6:01 AM HST · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.95 km NNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 2:51 AM HST · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
17. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 12, 12:52 AM HST · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 11, 11:16 PM HST · 17581 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.413 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 11, 12:44 PM HST · 17582 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 11, 10:54 AM HST · 17582 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781346. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.