M2.4 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jun 21, 1978, 10:06 PM HST

UTC

1978-06-22 08:06:10 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.335° N, 155.136° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

31

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast33 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast359 kmSE

After

1. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 8:19 PM HST · 17603 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.52 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 9:29 PM HST · 17603 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 13, 10:01 PM HST · 17603 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 3.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 2:56 AM HST · 17602 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 5:33 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 6:49 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 7:38 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
8. 3.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 10:09 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 10:50 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 14, 11:02 PM HST · 17602 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.55 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 6:45 AM HST · 17601 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 11:09 AM HST · 17601 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 11:38 AM HST · 17601 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 15, 7:14 PM HST · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
15. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 8:29 AM HST · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 2:43 PM HST · 17600 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 16, 4:44 PM HST · 17600 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:22 AM HST · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 1:11 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 2:48 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 3:25 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 17, 4:19 PM HST · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:31 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:03 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 4:29 AM HST · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:21 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 2:43 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 18, 3:41 PM HST · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 19, 1:59 PM HST · 17597 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 12:18 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 2:06 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 2:35 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 20, 9:55 AM HST · 17596 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 1:20 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 2:39 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 3:38 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 9:43 AM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 12:46 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
39. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 2:09 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 3:32 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 21, 10:50 PM HST · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 12:22 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
43. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 4:42 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 7:37 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 22, 12:58 PM HST · 17594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
46. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 12:09 AM HST · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 2:14 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 3:15 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 5:46 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
50. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:25 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:35 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:42 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 12:27 PM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:33 PM HST · 17593 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 10:20 PM HST · 17593 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 6:12 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:10 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
59. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:51 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
60. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 10:20 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781027. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.