Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, May 5, 1976, 10:06 AM HST (20:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-05-05 20:06:54 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.451° N, 155.389° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.412 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.812 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18410 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18409 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18409 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18408 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18408 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18408 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18407 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.413 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18406 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18405 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18404 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.86 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.19 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.38 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HI · 18400 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.51 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.32 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.50 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18411 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18411 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18412 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.19 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18413 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18414 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18414 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.31 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18414 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18414 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.36 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.410 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18415 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19760949. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.