Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 18, 1977, 11:30 PM HST (09:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-10-19 09:30:48 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.427° N, 155.266° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
17

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. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.535 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.814 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 17848 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.25 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17847 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.917 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17846 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17845 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17845 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.08 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17844 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17843 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17843 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17843 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.19 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17842 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.310 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.315 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.69 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.98 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.48 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17841 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17840 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17839 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17838 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772500. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.