Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 13, 1978, 7:07 PM HST (05:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-14 05:07:37 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.277° N, 155.205° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

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. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.724 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.413 km NE of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.47 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.58 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.511 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.56 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782194. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.