Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 14, 1978, 4:17 AM HST (14:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Fern Forest forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-14 14:17:48 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.111° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17421 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.39 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.724 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17419 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17417 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.413 km NE of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17416 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.47 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.58 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17415 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.511 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17414 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.56 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17413 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782197. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.