Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Mar 7, 1976, 1:19 PM HST (23:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-07 23:19:55 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.386° N, 155.279° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
15

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. 2.83 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 18443 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18443 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18442 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18442 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18442 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18442 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.712 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18442 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18441 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18441 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18441 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HI · 18441 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18441 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18441 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18440 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18440 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18438 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18438 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18438 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18437 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18437 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18436 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18436 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18436 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.715 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 4.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.33 km WSW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.57 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18433 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.2Hawaii region, Hawaii · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18432 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18432 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.31 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18432 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18431 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18431 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18431 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18431 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18431 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18430 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18430 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18429 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18429 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18429 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760632. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.