Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 9, 1977, 8:00 PM HST (06:00 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1977-10-10 06:00:01 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.363° N, 155.293° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.520 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.517 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17888 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.215 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.43 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.213 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.815 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17887 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.413 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.310 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.322 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.117 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17886 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.335 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.110 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17885 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17884 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17884 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17884 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17884 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.449 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17883 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17883 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17883 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17883 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17883 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17882 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.312 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17882 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17882 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.24 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.68 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.511 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17890 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.912 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17891 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.114 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17891 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772413. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.