Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 21, 1978, 11:07 PM HST (09:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-22 09:07:56 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.415° N, 155.278° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
13

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. 3.06 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.112 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782238. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.