M2.3 earthquake 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 15, 1978, 3:50 PM HST

UTC

1978-12-16 01:50:57 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.399° N, 155.425° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

34

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast51 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast331 kmSE

After

1. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 7:52 AM HST · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 10:39 AM HST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:39 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:41 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:32 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:35 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 6:01 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 8:46 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
9. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 9:12 PM HST · 17417 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 4:11 AM HST · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:23 AM HST · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 6:57 AM HST · 17417 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 5:41 PM HST · 17416 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 7:33 PM HST · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 8:05 PM HST · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 1:54 AM HST · 17416 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 9:27 AM HST · 17416 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
18. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 10:08 AM HST · 17416 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.627 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 11:08 AM HST · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 11:50 AM HST · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
21. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 2:12 PM HST · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
22. 2.413 km NE of Kea‘au, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 2:39 PM HST · 17415 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
23. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 6:13 PM HST · 17415 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 8:38 PM HST · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
25. 3.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 2:36 AM HST · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.47 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 9:43 AM HST · 17415 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 10:20 AM HST · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 3:00 PM HST · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.58 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 3:06 PM HST · 17414 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 4:08 PM HST · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 5:59 PM HST · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
32. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 17, 7:05 PM HST · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:20 AM HST · 17414 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.511 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:23 AM HST · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 2:51 AM HST · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 10:01 AM HST · 17414 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 6:55 PM HST · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.56 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 18, 10:55 PM HST · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
39. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 12:56 PM HST · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 2:19 PM HST · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 3:11 AM HST · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
42. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 12:53 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:24 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 5:46 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 7:37 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 7:05 AM HST · 17411 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
47. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 11:29 AM HST · 17410 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 5:46 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 7:31 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 8:13 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 2:25 AM HST · 17410 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
52. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 12:45 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 1:39 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
54. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 8:25 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.35 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 12:51 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
56. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 8:52 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
57. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 10:03 PM HST · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 1:40 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:36 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:43 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782209. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.