Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 24, 1978, 4:44 PM HST (02:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-25 02:44:58 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.331° N, 155.135° 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
82°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17561 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.73 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17560 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17559 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17558 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17557 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17556 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 3.418 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17555 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.817 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.78 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 4.514 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.613 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.214 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.36 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.520 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17554 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.020 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17553 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.90 km S of Honalo, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17552 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.715 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.03 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 17551 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781228. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.