Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 2, 1978, 11:58 PM HST (09:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-03 09:58:36 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.354° N, 155.101° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
31

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. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.52 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17461 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.510 km E of Waimea, HI · 17460 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.422 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.128 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.616 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17460 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.92 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.95 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17458 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.19 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.67 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.39 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17456 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.49 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.94 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17455 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17454 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17454 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.911 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17453 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.