M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 9, 1977, 2:09 PM HST

UTC

1977-12-10 00:09:42 UTC

Depth

8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.329° N, 155.177° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

32

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.411 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 9, 10:39 PM HST · 17826 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 10, 12:17 PM HST · 17826 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 10, 3:39 PM HST · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 10, 7:13 PM HST · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 11, 12:17 AM HST · 17825 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.313 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Dec 11, 7:05 AM HST · 17825 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 11, 8:23 AM HST · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 11, 6:56 PM HST · 17824 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 11, 7:29 PM HST · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 12, 12:53 AM HST · 17824 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 12, 6:01 AM HST · 17824 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 13, 1:21 AM HST · 17823 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.69 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 13, 4:44 AM HST · 17823 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 13, 8:41 AM HST · 17823 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 13, 4:00 PM HST · 17822 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.213 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 13, 7:37 PM HST · 17822 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 12:31 AM HST · 17822 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.417 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 4:20 AM HST · 17822 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 7:03 AM HST · 17822 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
20. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 8:19 AM HST · 17822 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 12:39 PM HST · 17822 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.410 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 14, 10:49 PM HST · 17821 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
23. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 9:08 PM HST · 17820 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 1:14 AM HST · 17820 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.913 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 7:04 AM HST · 17820 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 1:21 PM HST · 17819 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 11:29 PM HST · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 1:47 AM HST · 17819 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 3:40 AM HST · 17819 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.114 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 7:23 AM HST · 17819 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
31. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 5:52 PM HST · 17818 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 11:41 PM HST · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 12:44 AM HST · 17818 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 1:33 AM HST · 17818 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
35. 3.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 9:04 AM HST · 17818 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 3:39 PM HST · 17817 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 3:56 AM HST · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 5:45 AM HST · 17817 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 8:54 AM HST · 17817 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
40. 3.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 9:35 AM HST · 17817 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.924 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 9:39 AM HST · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 19, 8:24 PM HST · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 20, 10:07 AM HST · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 20, 10:53 AM HST · 17816 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 20, 8:52 PM HST · 17815 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 12:19 AM HST · 17815 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 6:54 AM HST · 17815 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.118 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 12:38 PM HST · 17815 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 1:07 PM HST · 17815 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 1:52 PM HST · 17814 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
51. 3.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 21, 10:25 PM HST · 17814 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
52. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 7:35 AM HST · 17814 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.213 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 8:00 AM HST · 17814 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
54. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 2:02 PM HST · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 2:44 PM HST · 17813 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 7:08 PM HST · 17813 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 22, 10:05 PM HST · 17813 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.97 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 23, 1:56 AM HST · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
59. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 23, 7:23 AM HST · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.19 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 23, 2:47 PM HST · 17812 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.93 km ENE of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Dec 9, 1:55 AM HST · 17827 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 8, 11:48 PM HST · 17827 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 8, 2:10 PM HST · 17827 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 8, 8:42 AM HST · 17828 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.519 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 8, 12:30 AM HST · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 10:20 PM HST · 17828 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 7:35 PM HST · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 4:01 PM HST · 17828 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 2:36 PM HST · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 1:48 PM HST · 17828 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 7, 4:36 AM HST · 17829 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 6, 8:30 PM HST · 17829 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 6, 9:51 AM HST · 17830 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 3.412 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 5, 7:39 PM HST · 17830 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.225 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 5, 3:20 PM HST · 17830 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 5, 2:10 AM HST · 17831 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.210 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 5, 1:13 AM HST · 17831 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
18. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 4, 10:25 PM HST · 17831 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 4, 5:35 PM HST · 17831 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 4, 4:57 PM HST · 17831 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772829. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.