Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 2, 1978, 2:24 AM HST (12:24 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 30 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-02 12:24:52 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.451° N, 155.363° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
35

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. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.03 km NNE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.730 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.319 km NNE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.927 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.824 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.19 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.017 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.726 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.326 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.93 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.122 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.42 km WNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.85 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.74 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781690. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.