Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 15, 1978, 1:14 PM HST (23:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-15 23:14:06 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.394° N, 155.394° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
30

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. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17476 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.57 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.714 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17474 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17472 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 3.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.52 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.42 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.82 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.112 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 4.27 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.015 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781795. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.