M2.1 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 8, 1978, 10:35 PM HST

UTC

1978-10-09 08:35:59 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.321° 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

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

34

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

After

1. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 12:39 PM HST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 2:58 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
3. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:08 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:26 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:18 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:58 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:59 PM HST · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 1:12 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 2:32 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 9:59 AM HST · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.69 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 6:29 PM HST · 17479 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 10:12 PM HST · 17479 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 14, 7:56 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 3.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 3:37 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.510 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 7:41 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:23 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.97 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:53 AM HST · 17478 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:27 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:57 PM HST · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 1:29 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 2:05 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
22. 3.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 4:47 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 9:26 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 11:05 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 8:35 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:21 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:54 AM HST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 12:53 PM HST · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
29. 2.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 3:01 PM HST · 17476 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 5:18 PM HST · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 10:58 PM HST · 17476 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:36 PM HST · 17476 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.39 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:47 PM HST · 17476 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 4:26 AM HST · 17476 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 5:36 AM HST · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:10 AM HST · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 4:21 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
38. 2.57 km S of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 7:51 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.714 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 8:43 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
41. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:30 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
42. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:34 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:49 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
44. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 10:13 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 1:58 AM HST · 17475 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 2:11 AM HST · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.524 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 6:59 AM HST · 17475 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:27 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:33 PM HST · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 4:28 PM HST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 11:49 PM HST · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 1:49 AM HST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
53. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 8:35 AM HST · 17474 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 12:59 PM HST · 17474 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 1:41 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 2:32 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
57. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 3:27 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 4:30 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 5:20 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 5:41 PM HST · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.