Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 7, 1976, 1:15 AM HST (11:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-07 11:15:16 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.422° N, 155.409° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18391 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18391 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18391 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.013 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.32 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.15 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18390 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.69 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.59 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.075 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.914 km NE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.727 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.66 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.72 km ENE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.914 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760811. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.