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, Oct 29, 1978, 5:25 PM HST (03:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-30 03:25:51 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.127° 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
94°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.56 km ESE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17465 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.20 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17464 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.79 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 17463 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.312 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17462 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.52 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.510 km E of Waimea, HI · 17460 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.422 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.128 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.616 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.92 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.95 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.613 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781875. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.