M2.3 earthquake 2 km N of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, May 16, 1976, 9:26 AM HST

UTC

1976-05-16 19:26:40 UTC

Depth

23.4 km (14.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.465° N, 155.236° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

32

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast2 kmN
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast31 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 12:39 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 3:06 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.47 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 3:42 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 16, 4:08 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 7:15 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, May 16, 9:53 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 16, 10:22 PM HST · 18401 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 17, 1:25 AM HST · 18401 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
9. 3.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 17, 1:45 AM HST · 18401 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.013 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 17, 2:07 AM HST · 18401 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 17, 6:27 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.32 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 17, 8:47 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 17, 9:53 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 17, 10:09 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 17, 10:16 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 17, 5:59 PM HST · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.15 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 17, 6:40 PM HST · 18400 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
18. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 17, 8:54 PM HST · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
19. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 17, 9:36 PM HST · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 1:21 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.69 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 5:20 AM HST · 18400 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
22. 3.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 18, 6:16 AM HST · 18399 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
23. 1.59 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 18, 7:05 AM HST · 18399 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
24. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 10:44 AM HST · 18399 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 1:48 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 2:10 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 18, 2:55 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 18, 3:40 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 18, 6:24 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.075 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, May 18, 10:02 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, May 18, 10:44 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, May 18, 10:46 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.914 km NE of Honoka‘a, HawaiiTue, May 18, 11:47 PM HST · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.226 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 19, 1:32 AM HST · 18399 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.727 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 19, 4:00 AM HST · 18399 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, May 19, 11:14 AM HST · 18398 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
37. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 19, 2:56 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
38. 3.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 19, 5:12 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
39. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 19, 5:27 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 19, 5:56 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.66 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, May 19, 6:39 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
42. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 19, 11:14 PM HST · 18398 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
43. 2.72 km ENE of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, May 20, 2:21 AM HST · 18398 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
44. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 4:20 AM HST · 18398 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 5:42 AM HST · 18397 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 6:02 AM HST · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 6:31 AM HST · 18397 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 7:08 AM HST · 18397 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 20, 2:18 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 20, 7:09 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
51. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 20, 7:17 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 20, 8:09 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 20, 9:42 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 20, 11:13 PM HST · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 21, 6:53 AM HST · 18396 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 21, 7:57 AM HST · 18396 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 21, 9:32 AM HST · 18396 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.914 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, May 21, 2:39 PM HST · 18396 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 21, 5:22 PM HST · 18396 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 21, 7:49 PM HST · 18396 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 4:36 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.51 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 4:07 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 16, 3:28 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 3:24 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HISat, May 15, 9:50 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 9:39 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 15, 7:10 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 15, 6:46 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 2:44 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.519 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 15, 2:09 PM HST · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.59 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 8:50 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.38 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, May 15, 7:44 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 7:40 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 15, 6:46 AM HST · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 4:54 AM HST · 18403 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 14, 7:50 PM HST · 18403 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 3.19 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 14, 9:12 AM HST · 18403 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, May 14, 8:15 AM HST · 18403 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 14, 6:52 AM HST · 18403 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 14, 5:44 AM HST · 18403 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761004. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.