Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 27, 1976, 8:46 AM HST (18:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-09-27 18:46:57 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.422° N, 155.430° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
32

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. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18228 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.612 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18227 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.628 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.713 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.514 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.38 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.010 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18225 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.68 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18224 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18223 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.99 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.612 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.54 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.428 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.91 km NW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.85 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.17 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761788. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.