M2.5 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 10, 1978, 11:44 PM HST

UTC

1978-11-11 09:44:38 UTC

Depth

31.2 km (19.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.322° N, 155.264° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast349 kmSE

After

1. 2.715 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 5:12 AM HST · 17450 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 8:05 AM HST · 17450 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 12:48 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 4:57 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.618 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 7:07 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
6. 4.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:12 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:17 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:29 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:02 PM HST · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 8:34 PM HST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.99 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 1:29 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.616 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 2:14 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:20 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
14. 3.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 7:37 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 9:15 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 10:50 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:50 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 5:37 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 1:50 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 3:00 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 3:31 PM HST · 17445 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 5:58 AM HST · 17445 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 10:27 AM HST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 11:02 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 4:26 AM HST · 17444 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 11:29 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 5:38 PM HST · 17443 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 7:41 PM HST · 17443 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.425 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 4:30 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 5:35 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
31. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:23 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:27 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 3:07 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
34. 2.72 km SW of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 6:50 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 8:15 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
36. 1.911 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 10:03 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
37. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 12:25 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
38. 3.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:29 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
39. 3.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 4:25 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 6:48 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 11:07 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.77 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 1:49 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 4:36 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 5:50 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 8:28 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 8:34 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 6:50 PM HST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 9:01 PM HST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 10:09 PM HST · 17440 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
50. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:40 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:11 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.36 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:43 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
53. 2.75 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 10:26 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
54. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:23 PM HST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:40 PM HST · 17439 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:37 PM HST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 6:02 PM HST · 17439 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:12 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:29 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
60. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 1:30 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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