Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Aug 29, 1976, 11:07 PM HST (09:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-08-30 09:07:14 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.225° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

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. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18273 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18272 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18271 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18271 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.34 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18270 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18269 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18269 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18269 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18268 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18268 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18267 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18267 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.83 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18267 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18267 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18266 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18266 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18266 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18266 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18265 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18265 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18264 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.413 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18264 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.412 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18264 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18264 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.44 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18261 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.713 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18258 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18258 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18258 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761664. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.