Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 8, 1978, 11:31 AM HST (21:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-08 21:31:22 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.120° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
28

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. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.018 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.418 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.26 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.017 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17612 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17611 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.48 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17610 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.114 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17610 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17610 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.39 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 17609 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17609 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17609 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17608 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17608 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17608 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17607 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.115 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.23 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17605 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.625 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17605 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17605 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17604 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19780950. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.