M2.4 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 14, 1978, 4:29 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-14 14:29:21 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.327° N, 155.180° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 3.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:02 PM HST · 17455 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 8:34 PM HST · 17455 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.99 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 1:29 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.616 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 2:14 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:20 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 3.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 7:37 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 9:15 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 10:50 AM HST · 17455 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 3:50 PM HST · 17454 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 5:37 AM HST · 17454 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 1:50 PM HST · 17453 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 16, 3:00 PM HST · 17453 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 3:31 PM HST · 17452 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 5:58 AM HST · 17452 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 10:27 AM HST · 17452 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 11:02 PM HST · 17451 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 4:26 AM HST · 17451 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 11:29 AM HST · 17451 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 5:38 PM HST · 17450 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 7:41 PM HST · 17450 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.425 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 4:30 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 5:35 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:23 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:27 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 3:07 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.72 km SW of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 6:50 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 8:15 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.911 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 10:03 AM HST · 17449 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
29. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 12:25 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
30. 3.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 1:29 PM HST · 17449 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
31. 3.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 4:25 PM HST · 17448 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 6:48 PM HST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 11:07 PM HST · 17448 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.77 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 1:49 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 4:36 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 5:50 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 8:28 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 8:34 AM HST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 6:50 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 9:01 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 10:09 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:40 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:11 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
44. 2.36 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:43 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
45. 2.75 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 10:26 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:23 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:40 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:37 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 6:02 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:12 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:29 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
52. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 1:30 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
53. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 2:28 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 3:58 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 7:10 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 9:19 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.017 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 4:31 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
58. 1.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 5:16 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.225 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 5:45 PM HST · 17445 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
60. 2.417 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 7:38 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:17 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 4.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 4:12 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.618 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 7:07 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 4:57 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 12:48 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 8:05 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.715 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 5:12 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 9:39 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 4.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 6:44 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.27 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 2:53 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.311 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 1:16 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 12:04 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:15 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.326 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 11:58 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 9:28 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HIMon, Dec 11, 8:21 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
17. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 7:13 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 6:35 PM HST · 17459 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.414 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 4:29 PM HST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 1:25 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782198. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.