M2.3 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 13, 1978, 4:27 PM HST

UTC

1978-09-14 02:27:09 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.410° N, 155.416° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast331 kmSE

After

1. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 1:08 AM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 5:27 AM HST · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
3. 3.02 km SE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 11:17 AM HST · 17514 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 1:32 PM HST · 17514 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 7:43 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 9:57 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:01 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:24 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:55 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 6:19 AM HST · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 3.39 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 7:34 AM HST · 17513 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 10:49 AM HST · 17513 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 12:31 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.034 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 2:37 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 3:58 PM HST · 17513 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 6:37 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 3:51 AM HST · 17512 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 3:30 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 6:03 PM HST · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 6:30 PM HST · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 10:27 PM HST · 17511 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 12:52 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 1:01 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
24. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 2:54 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
25. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 11:00 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.57 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 11:48 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
27. 2.09 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 11:55 AM HST · 17511 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.027 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 2:33 PM HST · 17511 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 7:37 PM HST · 17510 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.722 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 1:13 AM HST · 17510 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 2:14 AM HST · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
32. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 3:33 AM HST · 17510 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 5:34 AM HST · 17510 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.117 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 10:58 AM HST · 17510 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 14, 8:39 PM HST · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
36. 2.011 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 12:33 AM HST · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 3:01 AM HST · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 4:54 AM HST · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
39. 3.711 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 5:35 AM HST · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 1:14 PM HST · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.413 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 2:11 PM HST · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 9:27 PM HST · 17508 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
43. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 12:24 AM HST · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.417 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 1:17 AM HST · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 11:48 AM HST · 17508 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
46. 2.319 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 8:58 PM HST · 17507 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 10:19 PM HST · 17507 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 2:35 AM HST · 17507 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 5:16 AM HST · 17507 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.413 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 3:01 PM HST · 17507 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 10:32 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
52. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 10:42 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
53. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 17, 11:23 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
54. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 2:47 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
55. 2.511 km ENE of Honalo, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 5:40 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
56. 2.37 km E of H?lualoa, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 5:42 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 5:46 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 6:16 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 11:54 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
60. 2.120 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 12:54 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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