Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jul 3, 1976, 12:39 AM HST (10:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-07-03 10:39:27 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.386° N, 155.276° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18355 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.314 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18354 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18354 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18354 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.112 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18353 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18353 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18353 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18352 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18351 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18351 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18351 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18350 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18350 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.519 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18349 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18349 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18349 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18349 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18348 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18348 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18348 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18348 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18347 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18347 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.912 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18346 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.320 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18345 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.94 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 18345 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18345 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18345 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.38 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.09 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18356 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.68 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18356 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18356 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18357 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18357 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.05 km NNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 18358 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18358 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18359 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18359 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18359 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.413 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18360 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18361 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.716 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18362 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18363 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.915 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18363 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18363 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18363 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18364 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761397. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.