Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 11, 1978, 6:29 AM HST (16:29 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-11 16:29:04 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.332° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17449 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17449 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.99 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.616 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17448 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17447 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17446 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17445 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17445 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17443 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17443 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17443 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.425 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.72 km SW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.911 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.77 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.36 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.75 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781944. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.