Hawaii earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 18, 1976, 4:49 AM HST (14:49 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
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-01-18 14:49:28 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.354° N, 155.253° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
31

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.318 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.87 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.710 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.34 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.48 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.34 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.512 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.315 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 3.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.512 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.840 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.96 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.931 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.36 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18513 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18512 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18512 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18512 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18512 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18512 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.88 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.514 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HI · 18522 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.911 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.114 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.514 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18523 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.512 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18524 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18525 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760269. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.