M2.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 10, 1978, 10:00 PM HST

UTC

1978-11-11 08:00:46 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.342° N, 155.207° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 11:44 PM HST · 17489 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.42 km WNW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 12:15 AM HST · 17489 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 4:11 AM HST · 17489 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 6:29 AM HST · 17489 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 10:08 AM HST · 17489 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.85 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 8:05 PM HST · 17489 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 1:03 AM HST · 17488 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:00 AM HST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.74 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:28 AM HST · 17488 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 6:24 AM HST · 17488 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:46 AM HST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 12:39 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 2:58 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
14. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:08 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 3:26 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 5:18 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:58 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 9:59 PM HST · 17488 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 1:12 AM HST · 17487 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
20. 3.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 2:32 AM HST · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 9:59 AM HST · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.69 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 6:29 PM HST · 17487 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 10:12 PM HST · 17487 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 14, 7:56 PM HST · 17486 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
25. 3.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 3:37 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.510 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 7:41 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
27. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:23 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.97 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 10:53 AM HST · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
29. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:27 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 12:57 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
31. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 1:29 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
32. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 2:05 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
33. 3.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 4:47 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 9:26 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 11:05 PM HST · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 8:35 AM HST · 17484 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
37. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:21 AM HST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:54 AM HST · 17484 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 12:53 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 3:01 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 5:18 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 10:58 PM HST · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:36 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.39 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 16, 11:47 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
45. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 4:26 AM HST · 17483 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 5:36 AM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
47. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:10 AM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 4:21 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
49. 2.57 km S of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 5:14 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 7:51 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.714 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 8:43 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
52. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:30 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
53. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:34 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
54. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:49 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
55. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 10:13 PM HST · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 1:58 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 2:11 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.524 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 6:59 AM HST · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:27 PM HST · 17482 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:33 PM HST · 17482 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 8:05 PM HST · 17490 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:02 PM HST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.122 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:33 AM HST · 17490 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 1:48 AM HST · 17490 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 6:33 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 2:36 PM HST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 9:34 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 3:21 AM HST · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 10:16 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 9:46 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:21 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.93 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 4:09 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 3:19 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.326 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 1:14 PM HST · 17492 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.726 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 7:29 AM HST · 17492 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 6:33 AM HST · 17492 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 5:28 AM HST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 6:24 PM HST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 8:48 PM HST · 17494 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.415 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 8:34 PM HST · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781940. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.