M2.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 6, 1978, 11:49 PM HST

UTC

1978-09-07 09:49:40 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.323° N, 155.193° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

30

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 2:57 PM HST · 17521 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 8:04 PM HST · 17521 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 3, 4:31 AM HST · 17521 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 3, 6:38 AM HST · 17521 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 3, 7:15 AM HST · 17521 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.310 km S of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Oct 3, 11:58 AM HST · 17520 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
7. 1.93 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 3, 11:26 PM HST · 17520 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 4, 2:21 AM HST · 17520 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Oct 4, 3:42 AM HST · 17520 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 4, 9:03 AM HST · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 4, 2:47 PM HST · 17519 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 2:32 AM HST · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 4:41 AM HST · 17519 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 6:02 AM HST · 17519 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.81 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 10:01 AM HST · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 1:55 AM HST · 17518 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 2:26 PM HST · 17517 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 9:07 PM HST · 17517 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 7, 5:43 AM HST · 17517 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 7, 5:48 AM HST · 17517 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.62 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Oct 7, 12:10 PM HST · 17516 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.513 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 7, 6:11 PM HST · 17516 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
23. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 7, 8:35 PM HST · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.49 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 12:47 AM HST · 17516 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 12:56 AM HST · 17516 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 5:08 AM HST · 17516 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
27. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 8:27 AM HST · 17516 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.64 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 11:39 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 10:35 PM HST · 17515 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 10:39 PM HST · 17515 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
31. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:35 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
32. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 2:12 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 2:17 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 6:00 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.713 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 8:55 AM HST · 17515 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.121 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:03 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:40 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:44 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
40. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:56 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.910 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 3:59 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
42. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 9:12 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.115 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 10:57 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
44. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 1:08 AM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 5:27 AM HST · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
46. 3.02 km SE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 11:17 AM HST · 17513 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 1:32 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 7:43 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 9:57 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:01 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:24 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:55 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 6:19 AM HST · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
54. 3.39 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 7:34 AM HST · 17513 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
55. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 10:49 AM HST · 17512 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 12:31 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
57. 2.034 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 2:37 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
58. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 3:58 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 6:37 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 3:51 AM HST · 17512 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away

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