Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 14, 1977, 7:03 AM HST (17:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-14 17:03:38 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.289° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.78 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17787 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.114 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17786 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17785 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.02 km NE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.212 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.315 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.417 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17782 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.37 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17779 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.47 km NNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.425 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17778 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.