M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 18, 1976, 11:54 AM HST (21:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-18 21:54:54 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.395° N, 155.266° 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.47
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 16
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
- 2.42 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18429 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18428 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18428 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18427 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.815 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18427 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18427 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18427 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18427 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18426 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.61 km WNW of Honalo, Hawaii · 18426 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18426 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18426 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18426 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18425 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18425 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18425 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18425 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.416 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18424 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18424 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18424 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18424 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.37 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.415 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18423 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.63 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.50 km NNE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18422 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18421 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18421 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18420 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18419 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18418 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18417 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18417 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18417 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18416 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.463 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18416 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760721. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.