M4.4 earthquake 18 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

4.4 (ml), light

Local time

Sat, Jul 1, 1978, 9:18 AM HST

UTC

1978-07-01 19:18:13 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.303° N, 155.110° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

24

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast18 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast35 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast363 kmSE

After

1. 3.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 5:46 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:25 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 6:35 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:42 AM HST · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 12:27 PM HST · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 7:33 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 23, 10:20 PM HST · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 1:39 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 6:12 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:10 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 8:51 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.115 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 10:20 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 10:47 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:06 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:36 AM HST · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.612 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 1:02 PM HST · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 4:44 PM HST · 17591 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.512 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jul 24, 11:41 PM HST · 17591 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 1:27 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:24 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:38 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.214 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 6:54 AM HST · 17591 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
23. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 3:29 PM HST · 17590 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
24. 3.027 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 25, 11:54 PM HST · 17590 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 10:27 AM HST · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 5:56 PM HST · 17589 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 6:48 PM HST · 17589 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
28. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 26, 6:51 PM HST · 17589 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.95 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 27, 12:35 AM HST · 17589 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.722 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 27, 10:09 AM HST · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
31. 2.316 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 27, 10:40 AM HST · 17589 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 28, 2:30 AM HST · 17588 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.48 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jul 28, 2:32 AM HST · 17588 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jul 28, 2:51 PM HST · 17587 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 28, 3:28 PM HST · 17587 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
36. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 28, 6:58 PM HST · 17587 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 1:09 AM HST · 17587 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.313 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 4:27 AM HST · 17587 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.614 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 7:20 AM HST · 17587 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 12:10 PM HST · 17587 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 3:42 PM HST · 17586 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 4:48 PM HST · 17586 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 7:01 PM HST · 17586 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
44. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 7:53 PM HST · 17586 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.914 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 29, 9:55 PM HST · 17586 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 30, 2:49 PM HST · 17585 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
47. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 31, 4:26 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
48. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 31, 4:31 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 31, 6:58 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
50. 2.213 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jul 31, 8:01 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 31, 11:17 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 12:28 AM HST · 17584 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.713 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 4:35 AM HST · 17584 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
54. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 12:08 PM HST · 17584 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 2:01 PM HST · 17583 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 4:02 PM HST · 17583 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
57. 2.517 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 4:11 PM HST · 17583 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 1, 7:08 PM HST · 17583 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 2, 4:16 AM HST · 17583 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
60. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 2, 10:41 AM HST · 17583 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781099 (also filed as usp0000vcx). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.