M2.4 earthquake 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 24, 1978, 7:38 PM HST

UTC

1978-12-25 05:38:27 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.290° N, 155.214° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 10:53 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 12:52 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 1:20 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 1:24 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
5. 3.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 4:28 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 5:12 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 9:38 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 10:58 PM HST · 17444 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 1:21 AM HST · 17444 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 1:53 AM HST · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.212 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 6:34 PM HST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
12. 4.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 12:40 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 12:49 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 2:09 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 2:54 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 3:30 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.14 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 6:09 AM HST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
18. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 2:52 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 3:10 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 4:19 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 6:55 PM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
22. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 12:36 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.911 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 3:14 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
24. 3.424 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 3:15 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
25. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 6:15 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 7:40 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 7:56 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 3.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 8:51 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 11:04 AM HST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.31 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 28, 5:31 PM HST · 17441 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 12:11 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 12:17 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 7:38 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 7:39 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
35. 1.70 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 9:09 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 10:43 AM HST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 3:23 PM HST · 17440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 11:27 PM HST · 17440 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 12:04 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 6:48 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
41. 1.68 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 9:46 AM HST · 17440 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.812 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 6:40 PM HST · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 2:48 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 4:34 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 10:38 AM HST · 17439 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
46. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 7:39 PM HST · 17438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.926 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 7:45 PM HST · 17438 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
48. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 10:32 PM HST · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.16 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 3:06 AM HST · 17438 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
50. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 7:46 AM HST · 17438 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.612 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 11:32 AM HST · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 11:59 AM HST · 17438 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 1:52 PM HST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 4:15 PM HST · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 6:18 PM HST · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 6:21 PM HST · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 2:13 AM HST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 5:03 AM HST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 9:39 AM HST · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 5:12 PM HST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.225 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 5:45 PM HST · 17445 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 5:16 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.017 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 4:31 PM HST · 17445 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 9:19 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 7:10 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 3:58 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 2:28 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 1:30 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:29 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 12:12 AM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 6:02 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:37 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:40 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 1:23 PM HST · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.75 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 10:26 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.36 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:43 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 4:11 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 2:40 AM HST · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 10:09 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 9:01 PM HST · 17447 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782269. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.