Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Aug 22, 1976, 5:09 PM HST (03:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-08-23 03:09:18 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.411° N, 155.413° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
23

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. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.513 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.88 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.116 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18279 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.821 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.56 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.413 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.418 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.013 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18276 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.916 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18275 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18274 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.91 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18274 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18274 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.647 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18274 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18274 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18271 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18271 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18271 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.34 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18269 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761644. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.