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

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 21, 1978, 1:27 AM HST

UTC

1978-12-21 11:27:05 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.348° N, 155.093° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

25

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast30 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast361 kmSE

After

1. 2.35 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 12:51 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 8:52 AM HST · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 10:03 PM HST · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 1:40 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:36 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:43 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:46 AM HST · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 3.06 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 1:22 PM HST · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:44 PM HST · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:56 PM HST · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 12:20 AM HST · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HIThu, Jan 25, 8:12 AM HST · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 5:06 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 5:52 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 6:09 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 6:21 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 9:21 PM HST · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 2:44 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:22 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:26 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
21. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 26, 6:28 AM HST · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:10 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
23. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 4:32 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 7:34 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:50 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 10:52 AM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:43 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 2:47 PM HST · 17405 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 3:20 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 8:39 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 9:34 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
32. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:20 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 11:28 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
34. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:47 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:26 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:22 AM HST · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 11:45 AM HST · 17404 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 12:23 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 2:35 PM HST · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:55 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:47 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:06 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
43. 3.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:22 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 7:33 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
45. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 8:41 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 5:17 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:16 AM HST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 12:50 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 1:42 PM HST · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
50. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 3:19 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 6:43 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:54 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
53. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 9:30 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 10:25 PM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
55. 1.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 12:50 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 6:33 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
57. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 7:16 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.710 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 10:46 AM HST · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
59. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 11:12 PM HST · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 4:16 AM HST · 17401 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782229. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.