Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 12, 1977, 2:32 PM HST (00:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 0 km E of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-10-13 00:32:20 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.197° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
25

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. 2.10 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17852 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17851 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.714 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17851 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17851 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17851 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.45 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.120 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.08 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.39 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.47 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17849 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.423 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.535 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.814 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.917 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17845 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17845 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.08 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17843 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17843 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.19 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772449. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.