M2.9 earthquake 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Oct 31, 1978, 11:12 PM HST

UTC

1978-11-01 09:12:01 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.331° N, 155.104° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

36

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast32 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast362 kmSE

After

1. 2.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 10:09 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.79 km WNW of Kurtistown, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 11:34 AM HST · 17463 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.312 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 2:40 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
4. 3.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 3:22 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
5. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 4:16 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 4:46 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 4:57 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 9:38 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 9:39 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.12 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 12:19 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:14 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 10:31 AM HST · 17462 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
13. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 12:07 PM HST · 17462 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 2:57 PM HST · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:37 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.52 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:36 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:49 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 11:12 AM HST · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:02 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 6:29 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
21. 2.510 km E of Waimea, HISat, Dec 2, 7:14 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.422 km W of Paukaa, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 8:05 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 10:05 PM HST · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
24. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 1:21 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 4:17 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
26. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 4:45 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 10:27 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.128 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:04 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
29. 2.616 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:23 AM HST · 17460 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 9:07 PM HST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:31 PM HST · 17459 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 3:11 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 3:39 AM HST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 12:56 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.92 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 2:51 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 9:52 PM HST · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.95 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 4:51 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:53 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
39. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:57 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 10:08 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
41. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 11:36 AM HST · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 1:07 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 3:21 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 4:51 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
45. 1.613 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 5:42 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
46. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 5:45 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:18 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 5, 8:26 PM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.19 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:28 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
50. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 3:51 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
51. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:51 AM HST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
52. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 1:11 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 2:51 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
54. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 4:33 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
55. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 5:05 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:46 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.67 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 10:55 PM HST · 17456 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.39 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 12:06 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
59. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 1:15 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 3:58 AM HST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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