Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 15, 1978, 4:47 PM HST (02:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1978-11-16 02:47:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.410° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
37

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 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.39 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17486 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.57 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.714 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17485 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17484 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17481 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.012 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 3.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.52 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.42 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.82 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.97 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.510 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17487 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17488 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.69 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17489 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.212 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.61 km ESE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 17490 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781975. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.