M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Jan 6, 1977, 11:52 PM HST

UTC

1977-01-07 09:52:06 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.314° N, 155.194° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 12:48 AM HST · 18166 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 5:22 AM HST · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 3:01 PM HST · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 8:59 PM HST · 18165 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 12:02 AM HST · 18165 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 10:24 PM HST · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 10:40 PM HST · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 11:37 AM HST · 18164 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 1:48 PM HST · 18164 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 5:45 PM HST · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 9:25 PM HST · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.84 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 10:32 PM HST · 18163 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 4:07 AM HST · 18163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 9:51 AM HST · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 12:12 PM HST · 18163 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.611 km ENE of H?lualoa, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 4:54 PM HST · 18162 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 12:17 AM HST · 18162 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 4:55 PM HST · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 5:33 PM HST · 18161 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.05 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 9:20 PM HST · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 9:29 PM HST · 18161 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
22. 3.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:05 AM HST · 18161 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 7:12 AM HST · 18161 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 7:45 AM HST · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.94 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:20 PM HST · 18161 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 4:01 AM HST · 18160 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
27. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 7:54 AM HST · 18160 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
28. 3.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:34 AM HST · 18160 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
29. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 11:34 AM HST · 18160 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 11:51 AM HST · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
31. 4.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 1:26 PM HST · 18159 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 2:41 PM HST · 18159 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 9:30 PM HST · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
34. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 9:58 PM HST · 18158 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 10:18 PM HST · 18158 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 11:01 PM HST · 18158 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 4:28 AM HST · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 6:20 PM HST · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 10:00 AM HST · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 10:44 PM HST · 18156 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 5:03 AM HST · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 5:12 AM HST · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 5:15 AM HST · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 8:35 AM HST · 18156 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 11:54 AM HST · 18156 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 5:20 PM HST · 18155 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 11:56 PM HST · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 12:11 AM HST · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 12:14 AM HST · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 4:35 AM HST · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 7:32 AM HST · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 12:41 PM HST · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
53. 2.58 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 1:27 PM HST · 18155 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 4:15 PM HST · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 6:03 PM HST · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 6:14 PM HST · 18154 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.39 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 7:15 PM HST · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 9:55 PM HST · 18154 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 1:53 AM HST · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 2:52 AM HST · 18154 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 9:44 PM HST · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 7:18 PM HST · 18166 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 6:17 PM HST · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 3:15 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 2:53 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 12:25 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 12:12 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.933 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 8:33 AM HST · 18167 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 6:03 AM HST · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 5:15 AM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 4:35 AM HST · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 3:11 AM HST · 18167 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.817 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 11:56 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 11:26 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.68 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 10:07 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 5:25 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 4:09 PM HST · 18167 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 3:22 PM HST · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 9:59 AM HST · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 6:15 AM HST · 18168 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770049. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.