Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 25, 1978, 5:45 AM HST (15:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-25 15:45:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.325° N, 155.140° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.32 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.33 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.24 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17597 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17596 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17594 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17593 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.612 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.512 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.214 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.312 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.027 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17590 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.95 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17589 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781050. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.