Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 26, 1976, 6:34 PM HST (04:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-09-27 04:34:20 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.179° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
24

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 S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18229 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18229 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.313 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.612 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.628 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.38 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.010 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.68 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.99 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.612 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.54 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.428 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.91 km NW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.85 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 3.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 3.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.17 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761786. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.