M2.4 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Dec 3, 1978, 11:31 PM HST

UTC

1978-12-04 09:31:10 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.334° N, 155.202° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 3:11 AM HST · 17468 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 3:39 AM HST · 17468 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 12:56 PM HST · 17468 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.92 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 2:51 PM HST · 17468 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 9:52 PM HST · 17468 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.95 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 4:51 AM HST · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:53 AM HST · 17467 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
8. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:57 AM HST · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 10:08 AM HST · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
10. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 11:36 AM HST · 17467 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 1:07 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 3:21 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 4:51 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.613 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 5:42 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 5:45 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:18 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:26 PM HST · 17467 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.19 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:28 AM HST · 17466 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 3:51 AM HST · 17466 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:51 AM HST · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
21. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 1:11 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:51 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
23. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:33 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 5:05 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:46 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.67 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:55 PM HST · 17466 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.39 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 12:06 AM HST · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 1:15 AM HST · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 3:58 AM HST · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:45 AM HST · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 6:38 PM HST · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:10 PM HST · 17465 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
33. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 3:21 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 7:24 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.94 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 7:30 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
36. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 9:10 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 9:17 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 10:00 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 10:23 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 11:05 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 1:53 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 7:04 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
43. 1.911 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 10:19 PM HST · 17463 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 10:50 PM HST · 17463 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
45. 1.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:52 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:28 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
47. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 1:25 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.414 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 4:29 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
49. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 6:35 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
50. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 7:13 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HIMon, Dec 11, 8:21 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
52. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 9:28 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:58 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
54. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:15 PM HST · 17461 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 12:04 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.311 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 1:16 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
57. 2.27 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 2:53 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
58. 4.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 6:44 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
59. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 9:39 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
60. 2.715 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 5:12 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 9:07 PM HST · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.616 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:23 AM HST · 17469 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.128 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:04 AM HST · 17469 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 10:27 AM HST · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 4:45 AM HST · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 4:17 AM HST · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
7. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 1:21 AM HST · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 10:05 PM HST · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.422 km W of Paukaa, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:05 PM HST · 17470 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.510 km E of Waimea, HISat, Dec 2, 7:14 PM HST · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:29 PM HST · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:02 PM HST · 17470 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 11:12 AM HST · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:49 AM HST · 17470 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.52 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:36 AM HST · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:37 AM HST · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 2:57 PM HST · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 12:07 PM HST · 17471 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 10:31 AM HST · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:14 AM HST · 17471 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782130. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.