Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 5, 1977, 3:37 PM HST (01:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-02-06 01:37:50 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.398° N, 155.267° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
14

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. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.83 km W of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.212 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.418 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.411 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.25 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.64 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.16 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.36 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 3.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770262. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.