Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Sep 26, 1978, 7:35 PM HST (05:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-27 05:35:44 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.439° N, 155.382° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17499 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17499 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17498 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17497 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17496 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17496 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17495 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.314 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17495 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17495 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17495 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.215 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17494 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17493 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17493 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17493 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17493 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17491 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.58 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.52 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17491 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.529 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.03 km NNE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.730 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.319 km NNE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.927 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.824 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.19 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781651. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.