Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 22, 1976, 4:15 AM HST (14:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-09-22 14:15:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.326° N, 155.197° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
30

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. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18235 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.756 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18234 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18234 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.8Hawaii region, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.216 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18233 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.314 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18232 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18231 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18231 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.614 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.61 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.62 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.88 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18229 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18229 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.313 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.612 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.628 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.38 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.68 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.99 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.