Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 9, 1979, 8:16 PM HST (06:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-10 06:16:31 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.140° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.814 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17398 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.420 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17397 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.45 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17396 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.77 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.66 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.119 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.96 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.47 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.87 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17394 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.419 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17399 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.110 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17401 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.34 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.427 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.228 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17402 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790521. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.