M1.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 24, 1979, 8:46 AM HST

UTC

1979-01-24 18:46:47 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.347° N, 155.076° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

27

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast29 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast363 kmSE

After

1. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 1, 10:36 AM HST · 17372 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 1, 4:01 PM HST · 17372 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 1, 5:10 PM HST · 17372 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 1, 11:05 PM HST · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 2:27 AM HST · 17371 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 2:38 AM HST · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 5:16 AM HST · 17371 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 9:22 AM HST · 17371 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 12:21 PM HST · 17371 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.417 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 5:05 PM HST · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
11. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 2, 9:48 PM HST · 17371 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 3, 1:59 AM HST · 17370 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.236 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 3, 5:37 AM HST · 17370 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 3, 9:32 AM HST · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 3, 1:58 PM HST · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 3, 11:43 PM HST · 17370 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 4, 3:21 AM HST · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 4, 11:52 AM HST · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 4, 4:28 PM HST · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 4, 8:04 PM HST · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
21. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 4, 9:17 PM HST · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.614 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 2:27 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 3:47 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 7:08 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 9:13 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
26. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 9:30 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
27. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 6:53 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 7:54 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 8:02 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
30. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 8:41 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 10:17 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 10:50 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
33. 2.1Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 10:55 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 5, 11:59 PM HST · 17368 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
35. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 12:08 AM HST · 17368 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
36. 3.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 2:59 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 3:06 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
38. 4.88 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 5:07 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
39. 2.99 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 5:22 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
40. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 5:32 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
41. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 10:41 AM HST · 17367 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.913 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 12:54 PM HST · 17367 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 6:27 PM HST · 17367 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 6, 7:57 PM HST · 17367 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.818 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 3:36 AM HST · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
46. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 5:08 AM HST · 17366 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 6:30 AM HST · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 7:38 AM HST · 17366 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 10:34 AM HST · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.74 km ENE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 1:04 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.422 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 6:29 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
52. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 7:06 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 8:33 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
54. 2.321 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 10:54 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 7, 11:51 PM HST · 17366 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
56. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 8, 3:26 AM HST · 17365 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
57. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 8, 3:32 AM HST · 17365 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
58. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 8, 8:51 AM HST · 17365 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.720 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 8, 10:54 AM HST · 17365 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
60. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 8, 2:11 PM HST · 17365 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790318. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.