Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 5, 1977, 5:25 PM HST (03:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-06 03:25:02 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.316° N, 155.257° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.78 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 3.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770032. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.