M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 11, 1978, 7:31 AM HST

UTC

1978-09-11 17:31:55 UTC

Depth

2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.390° N, 155.250° 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

±0.41

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 8:24 AM HST · 17550 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 11:50 AM HST · 17550 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 12:02 PM HST · 17550 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 12:16 PM HST · 17550 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 12:19 PM HST · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 7:51 PM HST · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
7. 4.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 8:16 PM HST · 17549 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 11:55 PM HST · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 12, 5:55 AM HST · 17549 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 12, 7:12 AM HST · 17549 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.211 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Sep 12, 7:14 AM HST · 17549 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 12, 7:29 AM HST · 17549 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 3:30 AM HST · 17548 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 5:31 AM HST · 17548 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 12:01 PM HST · 17548 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.313 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 12:10 PM HST · 17548 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
17. 3.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 3:58 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 4:27 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 4:34 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 4:36 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.85 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 6:18 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
22. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 9:42 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.922 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 10:31 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.323 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 10:33 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
25. 3.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 10:38 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
26. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 11:28 PM HST · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 2:08 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 2:53 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.316 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 3:22 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 8:33 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 11:47 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 11:56 AM HST · 17547 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 12:06 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 1:14 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 3:32 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.64 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 5:14 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
37. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 5:15 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
38. 3.34 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 7:23 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 11:37 AM HST · 17546 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
40. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 12:38 PM HST · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 11:30 PM HST · 17545 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 2:01 AM HST · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
43. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 6:30 AM HST · 17545 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 3:29 PM HST · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
45. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 5:47 PM HST · 17544 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 9:02 PM HST · 17544 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 9:41 PM HST · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 12:55 AM HST · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 3:07 AM HST · 17544 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 3:51 AM HST · 17544 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
51. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 9:06 AM HST · 17544 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 9:21 AM HST · 17544 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 4:56 PM HST · 17543 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 5:00 AM HST · 17543 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 8:32 AM HST · 17543 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
56. 1.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 10:49 AM HST · 17543 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 11:21 AM HST · 17543 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 5:30 PM HST · 17542 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 5:33 PM HST · 17542 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
60. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 18, 10:04 PM HST · 17542 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 3:00 AM HST · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.727 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 1:21 AM HST · 17550 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 12:01 AM HST · 17550 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 9:14 PM HST · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 6:33 PM HST · 17550 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 1:40 PM HST · 17551 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 11:43 AM HST · 17551 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.68 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 11:32 AM HST · 17551 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.110 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 3:34 AM HST · 17551 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 2:00 AM HST · 17551 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.217 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 12:39 AM HST · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 9, 10:24 PM HST · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 9, 8:59 AM HST · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 8, 6:05 PM HST · 17552 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 8, 3:48 PM HST · 17552 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 8, 1:47 PM HST · 17553 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.113 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 8, 8:21 AM HST · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 8:33 PM HST · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 6:38 PM HST · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
20. 3.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 11:37 AM HST · 17554 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781504. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.