M4.4 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

4.4 (ml), light

Local time

Wed, Dec 27, 1978, 12:40 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-27 10:40:55 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.331° N, 155.213° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

38

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 3:19 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 6:43 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:54 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 9:30 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 10:25 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 12:50 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 6:33 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 7:16 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 10:46 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 11:12 PM HST · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 4:16 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 9:00 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.112 km S of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:39 AM HST · 17400 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 2:03 PM HST · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:00 PM HST · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 10:01 AM HST · 17400 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 12:44 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 1:57 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 8:05 PM HST · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 4:35 AM HST · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.22 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:50 AM HST · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
22. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 12:06 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 12:08 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 3:08 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.425 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 3:23 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 10:13 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:23 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 11:24 PM HST · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
29. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 2:49 AM HST · 17398 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
30. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 5:28 AM HST · 17398 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 12:14 AM HST · 17397 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.65 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 1:45 AM HST · 17397 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
33. 3.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 8:37 AM HST · 17397 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 6:26 PM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.424 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 10:35 PM HST · 17396 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 3:04 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 4:29 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
38. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 10:05 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 12:23 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 4:46 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
41. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 10:03 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 6:47 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
43. 1.626 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:00 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
44. 1.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 1:41 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:51 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.228 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:02 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
47. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:44 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.427 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 10:21 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
49. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 12:32 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.34 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 6:14 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 8:49 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 10:52 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 2:17 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 6:18 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 12:10 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 3:59 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 9:01 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 12:11 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 2:32 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
60. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 4:05 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782282 (also filed as usp0000y50). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.