Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 8, 1976, 7:51 PM HST (05:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-11-09 05:51:05 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.364° N, 155.095° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
29

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 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.74 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.316 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.04 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.516 km E of Hilo, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.75 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.07 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.414 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.811 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.220 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.910 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.211 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.614 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762012. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.