Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Mon, May 15, 1978, 3:41 AM HST (13:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km S of Fern Forest, HI. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-15 13:41:46 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.345° N, 155.094° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17638 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17638 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17638 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.58 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17637 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17637 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17637 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17637 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17637 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17636 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.57 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17636 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.316 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 17636 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.64 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.58 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.918 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.823 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.35 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17634 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 3.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17632 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17632 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17632 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17631 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17631 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.060 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.817 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.44 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780795. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.