M2.6 earthquake 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 2, 1978, 1:14 PM HST

UTC

1978-02-02 23:14:46 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.317° N, 155.114° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

126°

Stations used

30

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast17 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast34 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast362 kmSE

After

1. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:24 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:30 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.315 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:39 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:55 AM HST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 2:29 PM HST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 28, 7:28 PM HST · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:56 AM HST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 2:38 PM HST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.610 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 3:37 PM HST · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
10. 3.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:51 AM HST · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:45 AM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.26 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 12:25 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 4:46 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 6:43 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:20 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.514 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 8:18 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 9:29 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.419 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 10:36 PM HST · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
19. 3.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 2:51 PM HST · 17735 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 1:08 AM HST · 17734 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.328 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 7:48 AM HST · 17734 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
22. 2.323 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 4:10 PM HST · 17734 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 4:36 PM HST · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.717 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 5:22 PM HST · 17734 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.59 km NNE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 8:14 PM HST · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 8:45 PM HST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 12:28 AM HST · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 2:18 AM HST · 17733 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
29. 2.427 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 7:26 PM HST · 17733 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 10:14 PM HST · 17733 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 10:21 PM HST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:03 PM HST · 17732 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:06 PM HST · 17732 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 3:49 PM HST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 4:07 PM HST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.53 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 10:52 PM HST · 17732 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
37. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 3:12 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 6:09 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
39. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 6:21 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.410 km WNW of Kurtistown, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 7:38 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
41. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 7:40 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
42. 2.622 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 3:46 PM HST · 17731 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 12:41 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
44. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 12:47 AM HST · 17731 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.626 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 4:06 PM HST · 17730 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 6:39 PM HST · 17730 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 9:15 PM HST · 17730 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.225 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 2:02 AM HST · 17729 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 4:33 AM HST · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
50. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 7:52 AM HST · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 11:59 AM HST · 17729 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 4:38 PM HST · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 5:08 PM HST · 17729 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
54. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 6:53 PM HST · 17729 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 11:16 PM HST · 17729 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
56. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 5:24 AM HST · 17728 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 7:06 PM HST · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 8:17 PM HST · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.827 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 9:55 PM HST · 17728 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
60. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 12:14 AM HST · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780196. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.