Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 16, 1976, 11:36 AM HST (21:36 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-02-16 21:36:11 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.363° N, 155.214° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
7

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 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.412 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.416 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.68 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 18489 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.33 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18487 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.310 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18486 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18484 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18483 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 4.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18482 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18491 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.12 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18492 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.51 km N of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18493 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18494 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760439. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.