M2.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Sep 6, 1976, 7:58 AM HST

UTC

1976-09-06 17:58:26 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.317° N, 155.186° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.713 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 4:42 PM HST · 18288 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
2. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 7:18 PM HST · 18288 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 11:24 PM HST · 18288 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 3:12 AM HST · 18288 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 2:18 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.513 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 2:36 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 5:15 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 9:24 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 9:24 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
10. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 7, 10:01 PM HST · 18287 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
11. 3.418 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 8, 4:01 AM HST · 18287 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 8, 6:38 AM HST · 18287 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.013 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 8, 9:52 AM HST · 18287 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 8, 10:33 AM HST · 18287 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.916 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Sep 9, 8:03 AM HST · 18286 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 9, 10:36 AM HST · 18286 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 9, 10:43 AM HST · 18286 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 9, 8:46 PM HST · 18285 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.91 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 10, 2:13 AM HST · 18285 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 10, 4:24 AM HST · 18285 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
21. 3.647 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Sep 10, 6:25 AM HST · 18285 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 10, 8:58 AM HST · 18285 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 10, 9:57 PM HST · 18284 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 3:10 AM HST · 18284 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 4:29 AM HST · 18284 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
26. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 5:04 AM HST · 18284 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 6:32 AM HST · 18284 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 9:07 AM HST · 18284 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 1:40 PM HST · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 1:43 PM HST · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 6:05 PM HST · 18283 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
32. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 11, 11:52 PM HST · 18283 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 12, 3:57 AM HST · 18283 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
34. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 12, 12:34 PM HST · 18282 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 12, 1:21 PM HST · 18282 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.912 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 3:09 AM HST · 18282 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
37. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 12:48 PM HST · 18281 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 3:08 PM HST · 18281 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 11:52 PM HST · 18281 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.34 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 2:29 AM HST · 18281 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 12:35 PM HST · 18280 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
42. 3.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 2:01 AM HST · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 12:01 PM HST · 18279 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 2:25 PM HST · 18279 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 7:55 PM HST · 18279 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
46. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 6:17 AM HST · 18279 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 9:36 AM HST · 18279 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 2:58 PM HST · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 2:30 AM HST · 18278 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.83 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 11:47 AM HST · 18277 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 1:13 PM HST · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 6:15 PM HST · 18277 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 7:30 PM HST · 18277 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 2:01 AM HST · 18277 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 11:14 AM HST · 18277 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 6:57 PM HST · 18276 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 7:14 PM HST · 18276 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 3:44 PM HST · 18275 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.413 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 8:19 PM HST · 18275 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.412 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 11:44 PM HST · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 7:52 AM HST · 18289 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.413 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 5:41 AM HST · 18289 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.56 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 5:34 AM HST · 18289 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 6, 4:28 AM HST · 18289 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.821 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Sep 5, 2:54 PM HST · 18289 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 5, 6:50 AM HST · 18290 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
7. 3.314 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 5, 6:04 AM HST · 18290 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.116 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiSat, Sep 4, 11:33 PM HST · 18290 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
9. 4.013 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 4, 1:10 PM HST · 18290 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.713 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 4, 11:21 AM HST · 18291 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.88 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 4, 10:01 AM HST · 18291 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 4, 1:21 AM HST · 18291 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 11:29 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
14. 3.513 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 10:03 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 3:43 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 3:23 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 3:05 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 12:06 PM HST · 18291 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 7:28 AM HST · 18292 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
20. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 3, 1:16 AM HST · 18292 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761702. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.