Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 6, 1977, 12:17 AM HST (10:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-02-06 10:17:26 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.263° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
28

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. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.56 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18111 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.83 km W of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.212 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18110 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18108 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.418 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.411 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18107 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.25 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18106 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.64 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.16 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.36 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 3.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 3.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770264. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.