M2.1 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 27, 1978, 9:31 PM HST

UTC

1978-11-28 07:31:23 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.339° N, 155.126° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

30

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast14 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast32 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast359 kmSE

After

1. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 4:34 AM HST · 17432 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 10:38 AM HST · 17432 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 7:39 PM HST · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.926 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 7:45 PM HST · 17431 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 10:32 PM HST · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.16 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 3:06 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 7:46 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.612 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 11:32 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 11:59 AM HST · 17431 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 1:52 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 4:15 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 6:18 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 6:21 PM HST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 2:13 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 5:03 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 9:39 AM HST · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 5:12 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 10:20 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 10:22 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 10:23 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
21. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 10:24 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.115 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 1:15 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 3:51 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 10:40 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 11:22 AM HST · 17429 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 12:55 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 12:56 PM HST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 3:08 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 7:25 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 11:23 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 3:36 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 5:25 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 11:30 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 11:38 AM HST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 12:26 PM HST · 17428 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
36. 1.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 11:38 PM HST · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 5:15 AM HST · 17427 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
38. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 4:18 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 4:36 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.524 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 5:26 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 5:38 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 9:51 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
43. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 10:48 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
44. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 11:30 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.226 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 5:26 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.116 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 11:13 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
47. 3.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 10:11 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.724 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 10:52 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:21 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:40 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:24 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
52. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:31 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:45 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 5:58 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 6:30 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
56. 3.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 7:14 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:44 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:45 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
59. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 9:06 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
60. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 9:39 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782082. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.