M3.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Feb 24, 1976, 2:42 PM HST

UTC

1976-02-25 00:42:32 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.371° N, 155.072° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

25

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast27 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast362 kmSE

After

1. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 4:23 PM HST · 18482 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.312 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 7:18 PM HST · 18482 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 3:25 AM HST · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 10:30 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 10:35 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 10:38 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 10:48 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HIWed, Feb 25, 11:02 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
9. 4.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 1:48 PM HST · 18481 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 7:57 PM HST · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 25, 10:58 PM HST · 18481 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 26, 3:42 AM HST · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 26, 2:23 PM HST · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 26, 6:03 PM HST · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 12:48 AM HST · 18480 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 11:35 AM HST · 18479 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 3:26 PM HST · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
18. 3.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 5:58 PM HST · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 6:22 AM HST · 18479 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.212 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 10:47 AM HST · 18478 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 11:12 AM HST · 18478 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.811 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 12:12 PM HST · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.111 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 3:26 PM HST · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 5:38 PM HST · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 8:37 PM HST · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
26. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 11:55 PM HST · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
27. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 29, 11:33 AM HST · 18477 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 29, 2:46 PM HST · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 29, 6:03 PM HST · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
30. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 29, 7:41 PM HST · 18477 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 1, 3:25 AM HST · 18477 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 1, 5:17 AM HST · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 1, 8:54 AM HST · 18476 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 12:23 AM HST · 18476 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 4:33 AM HST · 18476 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.510 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 8:12 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 9:38 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 10:26 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 11:50 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
40. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 12:28 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
41. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 1:43 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 4:34 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 7:39 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 7:41 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
45. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 9:14 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.742 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 10:03 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
47. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 11:00 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 2, 11:25 PM HST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 1:03 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.218 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 4:20 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
51. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 4:40 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
52. 3.018 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 5:30 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
53. 2.723 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 6:00 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
54. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 6:02 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
55. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 6:52 AM HST · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 9:34 AM HST · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 9:52 AM HST · 18474 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 12:49 PM HST · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.74 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 1:06 PM HST · 18474 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
60. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 3, 4:34 PM HST · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 9:00 AM HST · 18482 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 6:04 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 4.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 5:50 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 24, 2:48 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 6:28 PM HST · 18483 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 5:31 PM HST · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 11:50 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 9:50 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
9. 3.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 9:45 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 8:55 AM HST · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 7:36 AM HST · 18484 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 7:02 AM HST · 18484 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 4:26 AM HST · 18484 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 23, 12:20 AM HST · 18484 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 22, 9:26 PM HST · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 22, 1:52 PM HST · 18484 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 22, 12:51 PM HST · 18484 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 9:58 AM HST · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 4:00 AM HST · 18486 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 21, 1:36 AM HST · 18486 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760521. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.