Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 29, 1975, 5:49 PM HST (03:49 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 40 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-30 03:49:27 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.376° N, 155.256° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.840 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18503 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.96 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.931 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.36 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.48 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 4.513 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.314 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.06 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.34 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.49 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.76 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.818 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 3.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.35 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.513 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.212 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19756313. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.