Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 6, 1976, 7:52 AM HST (17:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-09-06 17:52:11 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.391° N, 155.399° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
27

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.44 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18263 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18262 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18261 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18260 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.713 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18259 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18258 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18258 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.656 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18257 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18257 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18257 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18257 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18257 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18256 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18255 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18254 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.817 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18253 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18253 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18253 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18253 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18252 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18251 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18251 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18251 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18251 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18250 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18249 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18249 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.712 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18249 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18248 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18248 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.54 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18248 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18248 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 3.211 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18247 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18246 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.19 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18246 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.410 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18246 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761701. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.