Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 18, 1976, 6:40 PM HST (04:40 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-02-19 04:40:52 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.427° N, 155.268° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.215 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.91 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.616 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18460 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18459 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.210 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18459 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18459 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.912 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18458 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18457 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18456 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18456 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18456 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.211 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18456 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 3.49 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18455 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.914 km NE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18455 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18454 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18454 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18454 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18454 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18453 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18453 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18453 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18452 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18452 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 18450 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18450 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18450 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18449 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760489. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.