Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 23, 1978, 3:34 PM HST (01:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-24 01:34:03 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.194° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.52 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.42 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.27 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17470 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.015 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.05 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.01 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17468 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.02 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17467 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17466 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.110 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17466 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17466 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.56 km ESE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 3.20 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 3.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.