M2.2 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 5, 1978, 6:02 AM HST

UTC

1978-10-05 16:02:22 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.324° N, 155.200° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

32

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 6:24 PM HST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:28 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 6:33 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.726 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 7:29 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.326 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 1:14 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 3:19 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.93 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 4:09 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:21 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 9:46 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 10:16 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 3:21 AM HST · 17484 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 9:34 AM HST · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 2:36 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 6:33 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 1:48 AM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.122 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:33 AM HST · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:02 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
18. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 8:05 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 10:00 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 11:44 PM HST · 17482 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.42 km WNW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 12:15 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 4:11 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 6:29 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 10:08 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.85 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 8:05 PM HST · 17482 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 1:03 AM HST · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:00 AM HST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.74 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:28 AM HST · 17481 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 6:24 AM HST · 17481 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:46 AM HST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 12:39 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 2:58 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
33. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:08 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:26 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:18 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:58 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:59 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 1:12 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
39. 3.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 2:32 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 9:59 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.69 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 6:29 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 10:12 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 14, 7:56 PM HST · 17479 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
44. 3.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 3:37 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.510 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 7:41 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
46. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:23 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
47. 2.97 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:53 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:27 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:57 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
50. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 1:29 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 2:05 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
52. 3.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 4:47 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 9:26 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
54. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 11:05 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 8:35 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
56. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:21 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:54 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 12:53 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
59. 2.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 3:01 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 5:18 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781707. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.