Hawaii earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 22, 1978, 1:23 PM HST (23:23 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-11-22 23:23:14 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.346° N, 155.050° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.14 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.424 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.31 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.70 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17433 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.926 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.16 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.612 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.