Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Mar 1, 1976, 8:54 AM HST (18:54 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-03-01 18:54:57 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.309° N, 155.270° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
24

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.510 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18477 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.742 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.218 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.018 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18476 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.86 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18473 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18473 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18473 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18473 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.517 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.913 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18472 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.711 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.54 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18478 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.811 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.212 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18480 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18481 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760554. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.