Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 22, 1978, 4:36 AM HST (14:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-22 14:36:49 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.336° N, 155.206° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
21

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. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.112 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17399 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 hv19782240. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.