M2.5 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 13, 1976, 3:08 PM HST (01:08 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-14 01:08:52 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.296° N, 155.214° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18244 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18244 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18244 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18244 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18243 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18243 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18242 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18242 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.114 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18242 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.11 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18241 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18241 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18241 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.11 km N of Honomu, Hawaii · 18241 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.73 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.317 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18240 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.511 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18239 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18238 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18237 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18237 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18237 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18237 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.212 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.54 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18236 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.713 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.33 km WSW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.75 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.513 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18234 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.756 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18234 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18234 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.8Hawaii region, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.216 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.314 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18231 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18231 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761740. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.