M1.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 15, 1979, 9:17 PM HST

UTC

1979-02-16 07:17:48 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.343° N, 155.048° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

126°

Stations used

18

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast17 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast29 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast365 kmSE

After

1. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 18, 4:58 PM HST · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 1:29 AM HST · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 7:22 AM HST · 17354 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 10:02 AM HST · 17354 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 10:56 AM HST · 17354 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 12:01 PM HST · 17354 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 3:23 PM HST · 17354 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 4:19 PM HST · 17354 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.43 km S of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 19, 10:02 PM HST · 17354 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HITue, Mar 20, 1:36 AM HST · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 1:03 PM HST · 17353 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 1:48 PM HST · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 4:45 PM HST · 17353 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.216 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 6:11 PM HST · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 1:28 AM HST · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 2:46 AM HST · 17352 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.622 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 7:38 AM HST · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 8:36 AM HST · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 11:08 AM HST · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 1:47 PM HST · 17352 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 3:42 PM HST · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
22. 1.63 km S of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 10:50 PM HST · 17352 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
23. 1.814 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 1:22 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
24. 1.813 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 3:02 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 5:26 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.223 km NE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 7:48 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 9:53 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 10:18 AM HST · 17351 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
29. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 3:55 PM HST · 17351 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 4:59 PM HST · 17351 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 12:58 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 3:17 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.62 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 5:49 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 6:29 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 7:06 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 11:05 AM HST · 17350 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 3:28 PM HST · 17350 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 7:52 PM HST · 17350 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 9:36 PM HST · 17350 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
40. 2.411 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 10:58 PM HST · 17350 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 1:06 AM HST · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 1:18 AM HST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 10:21 AM HST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 10:58 AM HST · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 1:06 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
46. 2.28 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 3:08 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
47. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 4:16 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 4:50 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 6:25 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 10:39 PM HST · 17349 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
51. 3.412 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 6:50 AM HST · 17348 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 10:18 AM HST · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 10:21 AM HST · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.643 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 5:48 PM HST · 17348 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
55. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 7:33 PM HST · 17348 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 26, 6:17 AM HST · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
57. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 26, 7:11 AM HST · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
58. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 26, 10:58 AM HST · 17347 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
59. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 26, 1:41 PM HST · 17347 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
60. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 26, 1:49 PM HST · 17347 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19790607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.