Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 5, 1976, 12:43 PM HST (22:43 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-01-05 22:43:44 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.401° N, 155.277° 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, 2.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
15

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.221 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HI · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.115 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.15 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.87 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.616 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 18534 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 3.315 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18533 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18533 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.712 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.55 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.78 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.522 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.32 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18537 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18538 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760040. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.