Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 18, 1978, 5:58 AM HST (15:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-18 15:58:32 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.314° N, 155.268° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
29

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. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.58 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.511 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.35 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.06 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782216. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.