Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 10, 1976, 8:39 AM HST (18:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-02-10 18:39:39 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.213° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.411 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.512 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18498 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.51 km N of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18497 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18496 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.12 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18495 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.412 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.416 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18499 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18500 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.318 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.610 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18501 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18502 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.715 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18503 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18503 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18503 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18503 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760404. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.