Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 22, 1977, 10:49 PM HST (08:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-02-23 08:49:32 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.163° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
30

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. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18103 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.41 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18102 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.052 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.751 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18101 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18100 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18100 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18099 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18098 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.212 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.16 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18097 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18096 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18096 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18096 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.113 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.51 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18095 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 4.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.9Hawaii region, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.413 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.517 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18094 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18093 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18093 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18093 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.414 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18093 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18093 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18092 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.812 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18091 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18090 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18090 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18090 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18090 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18089 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18088 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19770439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.