Hawaii earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 27, 1976, 8:37 PM HST (06:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-07-28 06:37:12 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.239° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
32

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. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18310 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.312 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18309 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18309 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18308 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18308 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18308 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18307 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18307 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18307 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18306 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18306 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18305 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18305 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18305 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18305 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18304 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18304 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18304 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18303 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18303 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.55 km ESE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 18302 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18301 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18301 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18301 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18301 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18300 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18300 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.616 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18300 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18300 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18299 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18299 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18299 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18299 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18299 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18298 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18298 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.812 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18298 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18298 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18297 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18296 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18296 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18296 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.823 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18295 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18294 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 3.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18294 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18293 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18293 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18292 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18292 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761546. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.