Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Mar 28, 1976, 11:52 PM HST (09:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-29 09:52:22 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.316° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
23

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. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18408 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18408 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.410 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.24 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.410 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.64 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.36 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.19 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.50 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.616 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.412 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18398 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 3.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18398 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18398 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.413 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18397 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18396 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18396 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18395 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18394 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18394 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760772. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.