M2.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 11, 1976, 2:22 PM HST

UTC

1976-03-12 00:22:48 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.342° N, 155.180° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast35 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 26, 5:21 PM HST · 18442 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HIFri, Mar 26, 6:30 PM HST · 18442 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 27, 9:32 AM HST · 18441 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 27, 9:33 AM HST · 18441 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 27, 10:48 PM HST · 18441 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 28, 9:27 AM HST · 18440 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 28, 3:59 PM HST · 18440 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 28, 7:11 PM HST · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 28, 11:52 PM HST · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
10. 3.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 5:09 AM HST · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 5:36 AM HST · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 8:31 AM HST · 18439 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 10:14 AM HST · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 10:36 AM HST · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 5:30 PM HST · 18439 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 29, 11:06 PM HST · 18439 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.413 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 30, 4:57 AM HST · 18438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 30, 2:52 PM HST · 18438 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 30, 8:04 PM HST · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 31, 3:40 PM HST · 18437 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
21. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 31, 8:30 PM HST · 18437 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 1, 5:49 AM HST · 18436 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 3:38 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.715 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 3:54 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
25. 4.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 8:14 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 8:28 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 8:29 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
28. 3.33 km WSW of H?lualoa, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 9:14 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
29. 3.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 9:55 AM HST · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 6:01 PM HST · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 9:14 PM HST · 18435 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 2, 11:31 PM HST · 18435 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
33. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 3, 1:43 AM HST · 18434 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 3, 6:35 AM HST · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 3, 1:00 PM HST · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.57 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSat, Apr 3, 5:40 PM HST · 18434 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 4, 1:24 AM HST · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
38. 2.2Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Apr 4, 9:49 AM HST · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
39. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 4, 3:47 PM HST · 18433 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 4, 8:36 PM HST · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.31 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 5, 10:02 AM HST · 18432 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 5, 10:50 PM HST · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 6, 2:49 AM HST · 18431 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
44. 3.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 6, 3:12 AM HST · 18431 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 6, 4:25 AM HST · 18431 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 6, 6:13 AM HST · 18431 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 6, 7:54 PM HST · 18431 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 7, 1:15 AM HST · 18430 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 7, 5:36 PM HST · 18430 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 7, 9:24 PM HST · 18430 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.918 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 8, 1:54 AM HST · 18429 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 8, 4:39 AM HST · 18429 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
53. 3.021 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 8, 10:54 AM HST · 18429 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 8, 11:23 PM HST · 18429 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 9, 1:06 AM HST · 18428 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.42 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 9, 1:36 AM HST · 18428 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
57. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 9, 5:12 PM HST · 18428 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Apr 10, 1:27 AM HST · 18427 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 10, 2:32 AM HST · 18427 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
60. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 10, 7:46 AM HST · 18427 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760692. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.