M1.9 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 8, 1978, 10:00 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-08 20:00:25 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.394° N, 155.411° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

22

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 10:23 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 11:05 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 1:53 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 7:04 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.911 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 10:19 PM HST · 17461 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 10:50 PM HST · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:52 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:28 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 1:25 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.414 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 4:29 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 6:35 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
12. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 7:13 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HIMon, Dec 11, 8:21 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 9:28 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:58 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:15 PM HST · 17459 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 12:04 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.311 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 1:16 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.27 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 2:53 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
20. 4.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 6:44 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 9:39 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.715 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 5:12 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 8:05 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 12:48 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 4:57 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.618 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 7:07 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
27. 4.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:12 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:17 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:29 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
30. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:02 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 8:34 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
32. 2.99 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 1:29 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
33. 1.616 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 2:14 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:20 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
35. 3.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 7:37 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 9:15 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
37. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 10:50 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
38. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:50 PM HST · 17455 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 5:37 AM HST · 17454 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 1:50 PM HST · 17454 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 3:00 PM HST · 17454 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
42. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 3:31 PM HST · 17453 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 5:58 AM HST · 17452 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 10:27 AM HST · 17452 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 11:02 PM HST · 17452 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
46. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 4:26 AM HST · 17451 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
47. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 11:29 AM HST · 17451 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
48. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 5:38 PM HST · 17451 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 7:41 PM HST · 17451 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.425 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 4:30 PM HST · 17450 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 5:35 PM HST · 17450 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:23 AM HST · 17450 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:27 AM HST · 17450 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
54. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 3:07 AM HST · 17450 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
55. 2.72 km SW of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 6:50 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
56. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 8:15 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.911 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 10:03 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
58. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 12:25 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
59. 3.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:29 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
60. 3.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 4:25 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 9:17 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 9:10 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.94 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 7:30 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 7:24 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 3:21 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:10 PM HST · 17463 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 6:38 PM HST · 17463 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:45 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 3:58 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 1:15 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.39 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 12:06 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.67 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:55 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:46 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 5:05 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:33 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:51 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 1:11 PM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:51 AM HST · 17464 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 3:51 AM HST · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.19 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:28 AM HST · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782168. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.