M2.2 earthquake 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 19, 1978, 11:29 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-19 21:29:29 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.362° N, 155.075° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

27

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast362 kmSE

After

1. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 12:56 PM HST · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
2. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 2:19 PM HST · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 3:11 AM HST · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 12:53 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:24 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 5:46 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 7:37 PM HST · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 7:05 AM HST · 17411 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 11:29 AM HST · 17410 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 5:46 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 7:31 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 8:13 PM HST · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 2:25 AM HST · 17410 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 12:45 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 1:39 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 8:25 PM HST · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.35 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 12:51 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 8:52 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 10:03 PM HST · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 1:40 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:36 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:43 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
23. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:46 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
24. 3.06 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 1:22 PM HST · 17407 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:44 PM HST · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:56 PM HST · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 12:20 AM HST · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HIThu, Jan 25, 8:12 AM HST · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 5:06 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
30. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 5:52 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
31. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 6:09 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 6:21 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 9:21 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 2:44 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:22 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
36. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:26 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
37. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:28 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:10 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
39. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 4:32 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 7:34 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:50 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 10:52 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:43 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
44. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:47 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
45. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 3:20 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:39 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
47. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 9:34 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:20 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:28 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
50. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:47 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:26 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:22 AM HST · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 11:45 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 12:23 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 2:35 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:55 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:47 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:06 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
59. 3.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:22 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:33 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782221. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.