Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km E of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km E of Hilo, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 11, 1976, 4:37 AM HST (14:37 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-11 14:37:56 UTC
Depth
40.7 km (25.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.742° N, 154.938° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.92 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.32 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.513 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.13 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 3.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 5.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762034. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.