M1.9 earthquake 26 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 31, 1978, 7:45 PM HST

UTC

1979-01-01 05:45:12 UTC

Depth

-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.498° N, 155.481° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

21

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast27 kmWNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast48 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast319 kmSE

After

1. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 10:05 AM HST · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 12:23 PM HST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 4:46 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 10:03 PM HST · 17395 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.69 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 6:47 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.626 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:00 AM HST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 1:41 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:51 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.228 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:02 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 9:44 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.427 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 10:21 PM HST · 17394 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 12:32 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.34 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 6:14 AM HST · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 8:49 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 10:52 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 2:17 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 6:18 AM HST · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 12:10 PM HST · 17393 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 3:59 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 9:01 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 12:11 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 2:32 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 4:05 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 10:40 AM HST · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.1Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 12:04 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
26. 2.419 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 1:16 PM HST · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 6:43 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 8:16 PM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
29. 1.615 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 12:17 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 3:41 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 3:46 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 9:11 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
33. 1.814 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 9:47 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 10:50 AM HST · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 5:20 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 8:05 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 8:20 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 9:21 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
39. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 1:01 AM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 12:08 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
41. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 1:17 PM HST · 17390 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 2:47 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
43. 1.719 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 3:09 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.420 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 7:07 PM HST · 17389 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 4:02 AM HST · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
46. 1.52 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 3:05 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
47. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 3:33 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:22 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:33 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:38 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
51. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:46 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:56 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 10:51 PM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
54. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 8:41 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.45 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 9:17 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.517 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:46 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
57. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:54 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 10:55 AM HST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
59. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 4:28 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
60. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 4:52 PM HST · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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