Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 24, 1978, 11:02 PM HST (09:02 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-25 09:02:06 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.380° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 191.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781629. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.