Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 16, 1978, 11:20 AM HST (21:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-08-16 21:20:53 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.357° N, 155.004° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.213 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.08 km WSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17535 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.46 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.47 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.312 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.25 km ENE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.11 km NNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17531 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.72 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19781349. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.