Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 7, 1976, 10:31 AM HST (20:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-07 20:31:13 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.292° 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
71°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.715 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.610 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.318 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.411 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.512 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 3.51 km N of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.12 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760087. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.