Hawaii earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 11, 1976, 2:05 PM HST (00:05 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1976-01-12 00:05:40 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.515° N, 155.269° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
35

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. 2.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.12 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.412 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.416 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.68 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.33 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760107 (also filed as usp0000ed9). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.