Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 7, 1978, 8:35 PM HST (06:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-08 06:35:13 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.438° N, 155.413° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
36

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. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.85 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.69 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17479 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17479 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.510 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17478 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.97 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17478 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.138 km NE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.39 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.57 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.714 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781717. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.