Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 18, 1977, 9:55 PM HST (07:55 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-19 07:55:43 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.307° N, 155.249° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
27

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. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18121 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.410 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.69 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18120 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.818 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18119 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18118 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.325 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.45 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18116 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18116 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18116 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18116 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 3.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18116 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18115 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18115 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18114 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18114 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18114 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18114 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18113 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18113 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18113 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18113 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18112 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18112 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18112 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770107. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.