M2.8 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 29, 1978, 11:55 AM HST

UTC

1978-10-29 21:55:06 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.463° N, 155.469° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast25 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast323 kmSE

After

1. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 2:13 PM HST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 4:51 PM HST · 17501 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 5:25 PM HST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.215 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 6:20 PM HST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 30, 5:50 AM HST · 17500 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.213 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 30, 8:25 PM HST · 17500 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 31, 6:11 AM HST · 17499 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 31, 6:16 AM HST · 17499 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 31, 7:05 AM HST · 17499 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 31, 8:15 AM HST · 17499 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 31, 11:12 PM HST · 17499 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 12:46 AM HST · 17499 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
13. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 4:57 AM HST · 17498 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 5:06 AM HST · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 9:50 AM HST · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 10:37 AM HST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.818 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 1:24 PM HST · 17498 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.58 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 1, 6:33 PM HST · 17498 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 5:06 AM HST · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.52 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 9:46 AM HST · 17497 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.529 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 7:22 PM HST · 17497 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 10:11 PM HST · 17497 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 10:12 PM HST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
24. 2.03 km NNE of Honalo, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 10:50 PM HST · 17497 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 2, 11:58 PM HST · 17497 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
26. 2.730 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 3:46 AM HST · 17496 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.319 km NNE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 4:07 AM HST · 17496 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
28. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 10:52 AM HST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.927 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 12:33 PM HST · 17496 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 1:39 PM HST · 17496 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.824 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 8:34 PM HST · 17496 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 9:02 PM HST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
33. 2.19 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 11:48 PM HST · 17496 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 1:27 AM HST · 17496 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 5, 3:07 AM HST · 17495 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
36. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 5, 8:01 AM HST · 17494 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 5, 8:29 AM HST · 17494 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
38. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 5, 4:25 PM HST · 17494 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
39. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 5, 5:00 PM HST · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
40. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 10:00 AM HST · 17493 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 8:31 PM HST · 17493 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.415 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 8:34 PM HST · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 8:48 PM HST · 17493 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
44. 3.017 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 12:56 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 6:24 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:28 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 6:33 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.726 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 7:29 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.326 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 1:14 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
50. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 3:19 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
51. 2.93 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 4:09 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:21 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 9:46 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
54. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 10:16 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 3:21 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
56. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 9:34 AM HST · 17490 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 2:36 PM HST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 6:33 PM HST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 1:48 AM HST · 17490 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.122 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:33 AM HST · 17489 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 3:28 AM HST · 17502 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 29, 12:51 AM HST · 17502 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.314 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 28, 4:44 PM HST · 17502 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 28, 2:50 PM HST · 17502 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 28, 10:57 AM HST · 17502 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 28, 5:52 AM HST · 17502 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 27, 5:52 AM HST · 17503 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 27, 3:51 AM HST · 17503 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 26, 6:15 AM HST · 17504 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 26, 3:49 AM HST · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 26, 3:18 AM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 26, 2:28 AM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 25, 11:34 PM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 25, 9:32 PM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 25, 8:53 PM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 25, 8:41 AM HST · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 25, 6:48 AM HST · 17505 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 24, 3:27 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
19. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 24, 2:33 PM HST · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.314 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Oct 24, 3:34 AM HST · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781871. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.