Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 27, 1976, 6:38 AM HST (16:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-27 16:38:05 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.498° N, 156.011° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

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. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 18166 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.916 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18164 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18162 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.411 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.06 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762139. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.