Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 5, 1978, 3:09 PM HST (01:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-06 01:09:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.339° N, 155.029° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.57 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.410 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.410 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17768 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.78 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.513 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.56 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17763 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.818 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17760 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.013 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780027. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.