Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 4:23 AM HST (14:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-08-17 14:23:39 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.401° N, 154.821° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18289 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18289 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18289 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18288 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18288 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.615 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18287 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18286 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18286 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.85 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18285 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18284 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.46 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 18284 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18284 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.718 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18283 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18282 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18282 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18282 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.958 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18281 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18281 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18281 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18281 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18281 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.513 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 4.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 3.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.56 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.413 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 3.418 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.013 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.