Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 5, 1976, 5:04 PM HST (03:04 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-01-06 03:04:04 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.379° N, 155.405° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
28

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. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.221 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HI · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.15 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.87 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.616 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 18534 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18534 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.315 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18533 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18533 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.712 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18531 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18530 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.55 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 4.48 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18529 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18535 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760052. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.