Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 2, 1978, 8:44 AM HST (18:44 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-02 18:44:11 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.384° N, 155.278° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
18

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 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.90 km S of Honalo, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.715 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.03 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.421 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.515 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.819 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.337 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.113 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.110 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.68 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 3.727 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 4.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.020 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.520 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.36 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.214 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.514 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17562 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781447. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.