Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 12, 1978, 6:24 AM HST (16:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-12 16:24:12 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.323° N, 155.124° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
22

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. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17446 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17445 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17445 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17445 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17444 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17443 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17443 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.425 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.911 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17442 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.77 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.36 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.75 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17439 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.225 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17438 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 3.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17437 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781950. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.