Hawaii earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 22, 1976, 6:52 PM HST (04:52 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-05-23 04:52:08 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.351° N, 155.250° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.516 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.617 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.36 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18386 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.410 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.110 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 18385 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18384 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.712 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18384 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18384 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.11 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18384 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18383 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 3.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18382 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.55 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.21 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.31 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18381 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18380 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18379 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18387 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.914 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18389 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761069. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.