M2.2 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 31, 1977, 5:54 PM HST (03:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-01 03:54:15 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.341° N, 155.213° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 32
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
- 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.715 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.317 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.511 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.015 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 17772 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17771 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.410 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.410 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.111 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17768 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.78 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.56 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17764 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17763 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19772933. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.