M3.8 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Sep 14, 1977, 6:59 PM HST

UTC

1977-09-15 04:59:45 UTC

Depth

-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.351° N, 155.253° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast348 kmSE

After

1. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 4:04 AM HST · 17875 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 8:04 PM HST · 17874 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 1:54 AM HST · 17874 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 4:20 AM HST · 17874 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 9:03 AM HST · 17874 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.449 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 12:02 PM HST · 17874 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 7:04 PM HST · 17873 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 7:07 PM HST · 17873 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 6:37 AM HST · 17873 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 7:24 AM HST · 17873 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
11. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 12:50 PM HST · 17873 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.312 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 2:05 PM HST · 17873 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 3:28 PM HST · 17872 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 10:16 PM HST · 17872 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 11:14 PM HST · 17872 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 11:18 PM HST · 17872 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 12:26 AM HST · 17872 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 2:01 AM HST · 17872 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.514 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 3:37 AM HST · 17872 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 6:23 AM HST · 17872 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 1:36 PM HST · 17872 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 6:15 PM HST · 17871 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:03 PM HST · 17871 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:07 PM HST · 17871 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.83 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:11 PM HST · 17871 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 6:52 AM HST · 17871 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 8:34 AM HST · 17871 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 11:02 AM HST · 17871 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 2:31 PM HST · 17871 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 7:48 PM HST · 17870 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 9:29 PM HST · 17870 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 11:30 PM HST · 17870 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 2:51 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 3:06 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 4:54 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
36. 2.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 5:06 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
37. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 8:58 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
38. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 10:18 AM HST · 17870 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 11:41 PM HST · 17869 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
40. 2.30 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 5:25 AM HST · 17869 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 7:08 AM HST · 17869 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
42. 2.618 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 10:48 AM HST · 17869 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
43. 2.312 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 11:27 AM HST · 17869 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
44. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 6:05 PM HST · 17868 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 7:00 PM HST · 17868 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 7:02 PM HST · 17868 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 1:37 AM HST · 17868 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 2:08 AM HST · 17868 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 2:27 AM HST · 17868 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.912 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 2:34 AM HST · 17868 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 4:45 AM HST · 17868 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.215 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 4:24 PM HST · 17867 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
53. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 9:12 PM HST · 17867 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
54. 2.17 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 1:18 AM HST · 17867 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 2:01 AM HST · 17867 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 4:38 AM HST · 17867 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 7:09 AM HST · 17867 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
58. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 23, 5:10 AM HST · 17866 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 23, 3:57 PM HST · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 23, 8:32 PM HST · 17865 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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