Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 10, 1976, 10:05 PM HST (08:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-06-11 08:05:05 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.139° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761237. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.