M2.4 earthquake 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 20, 1978, 1:27 PM HST

UTC

1978-04-20 23:27:09 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.363° N, 155.077° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

28

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast362 kmSE

After

1. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 16, 10:35 PM HST · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 17, 12:49 AM HST · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 17, 10:28 AM HST · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 17, 11:48 AM HST · 17660 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 17, 4:58 PM HST · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 17, 10:13 PM HST · 17659 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.99 km SW of Hilo, HawaiiThu, May 18, 12:15 PM HST · 17659 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.36 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, May 18, 4:21 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.418 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 6:14 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.519 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 6:28 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 6:33 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 18, 8:07 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 8:51 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 8:52 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 18, 9:03 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 18, 9:45 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.611 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 18, 11:32 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 19, 2:44 AM HST · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.719 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 19, 7:22 AM HST · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, May 19, 9:50 AM HST · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
21. 3.012 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 19, 10:59 AM HST · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
22. 1.93 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, May 19, 12:09 PM HST · 17658 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 19, 2:53 PM HST · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.06 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, May 20, 2:09 AM HST · 17657 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 20, 2:43 AM HST · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 20, 3:44 AM HST · 17657 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 20, 4:21 AM HST · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
28. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 20, 5:48 AM HST · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.54 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 20, 1:52 PM HST · 17657 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.517 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, May 20, 3:54 PM HST · 17656 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 20, 7:05 PM HST · 17656 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 21, 4:08 AM HST · 17656 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
33. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 21, 5:38 AM HST · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 21, 1:17 PM HST · 17656 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 21, 5:16 PM HST · 17655 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
36. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 22, 5:45 AM HST · 17655 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 22, 8:19 AM HST · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
38. 2.515 km WSW of Honomu, HawaiiMon, May 22, 8:20 AM HST · 17655 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
39. 2.312 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 22, 12:57 PM HST · 17655 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
40. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 22, 4:10 PM HST · 17654 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 22, 9:08 PM HST · 17654 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
42. 3.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 22, 9:09 PM HST · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 22, 10:27 PM HST · 17654 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 22, 11:45 PM HST · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 23, 1:07 AM HST · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 23, 3:54 AM HST · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 23, 7:09 AM HST · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
48. 3.517 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 24, 3:59 AM HST · 17653 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 24, 4:38 AM HST · 17653 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
50. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 24, 12:22 PM HST · 17653 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
51. 3.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 24, 4:52 PM HST · 17652 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
52. 3.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 24, 7:39 PM HST · 17652 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 12:12 AM HST · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
54. 2.215 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 25, 1:19 AM HST · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
55. 3.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 8:00 AM HST · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 25, 9:45 AM HST · 17652 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 25, 12:48 PM HST · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 25, 11:00 PM HST · 17651 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
59. 3.05 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 26, 12:43 AM HST · 17651 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 12:56 AM HST · 17651 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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