Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 25, 1976, 2:47 AM HST (12:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-25 12:47:25 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.171° N, 155.554° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
30

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. 2.823 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.322 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.526 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 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 hv19761908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.