M1.5 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 26, 1984, 1:41 PM HST (23:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-26 23:41:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.330° N, 155.133° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 37
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.014 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.12 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.926 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15556 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15554 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15553 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15553 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15552 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15551 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.218 km W of Volcano, HI · 15551 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15551 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15551 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.211 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.512 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.328 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.817 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15549 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.011 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.518 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.03 km NNE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.624 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · -4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.11 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15547 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.16 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15547 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.026 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15557 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.717 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.912 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.323 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.011 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15559 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15560 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15560 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15560 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15560 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19840468. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.