Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 13, 1977, 7:54 AM HST (17:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-13 17:54:17 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.393° N, 155.254° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
19

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. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.78 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.410 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.69 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.818 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770076. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.