Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 28, 1978, 1:40 AM HST (11:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-28 11:40:04 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.222° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.926 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.16 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.612 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.524 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17426 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.116 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17426 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.724 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17426 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782087. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.