M2.1 earthquake 13 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 3, 1978, 4:45 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-03 14:45:23 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.346° N, 155.117° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

31

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast14 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast31 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast359 kmSE

After

1. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 11:30 PM HST · 17426 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.226 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 5:26 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.116 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 11:13 AM HST · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 10:11 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.724 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 10:52 PM HST · 17425 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:21 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:40 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:24 AM HST · 17425 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:31 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 1:45 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 5:58 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 6:30 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.010 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 7:14 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:44 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 8:45 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 9:06 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 9:39 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:15 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:16 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:39 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 11:16 PM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
22. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 4:27 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.623 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 4:43 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 5:40 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 6:10 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 8:25 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 8:26 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:11 AM HST · 17424 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.82 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 2:04 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
30. 2.816 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 2:32 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
31. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 3:55 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 5:26 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 6:16 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 7:37 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 9:25 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.012 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:08 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:44 PM HST · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 12:15 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 1:40 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 3:50 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:46 AM HST · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:17 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
43. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 9:23 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.810 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:00 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:04 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 11:47 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:35 AM HST · 17422 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:18 AM HST · 17422 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
49. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:23 AM HST · 17422 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
50. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:04 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 12:35 PM HST · 17422 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:16 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.39 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 2:24 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:53 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:08 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
56. 1.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:10 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
57. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 7:38 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:36 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.312 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 9:58 PM HST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 12:24 AM HST · 17421 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782125. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.