M3.1 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Oct 3, 1976, 6:33 AM HST

UTC

1976-10-03 16:33:45 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.424° N, 155.417° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

30

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast48 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 3, 7:53 AM HST · 18261 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 3, 7:58 AM HST · 18261 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
3. 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 3, 5:21 PM HST · 18260 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 4, 5:18 AM HST · 18260 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 4, 5:34 AM HST · 18260 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 5, 5:58 AM HST · 18259 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
7. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 5, 9:55 AM HST · 18259 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.712 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Oct 5, 4:07 PM HST · 18258 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 8:22 AM HST · 18258 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 9:38 AM HST · 18258 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.54 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 5:58 PM HST · 18257 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 7:14 PM HST · 18257 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
13. 3.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 3:11 AM HST · 18257 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 6:03 AM HST · 18257 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 10:51 AM HST · 18257 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 6:01 PM HST · 18256 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
17. 3.211 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 9:52 PM HST · 18256 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 10:09 PM HST · 18256 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 1:58 PM HST · 18256 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
20. 3.19 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 4:29 PM HST · 18255 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
21. 3.410 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 10:53 PM HST · 18255 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
22. 3.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 4:11 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.66 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 5:01 AM HST · 18254 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 6:50 AM HST · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
25. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 12:17 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
26. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 1:05 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 5:40 PM HST · 18253 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 7:31 PM HST · 18253 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 4:19 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 4:19 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
31. 2.114 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 8:11 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
32. 2.11 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 2:37 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
33. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 7:08 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.61 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 7:14 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
35. 2.11 km N of Honomu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 11:04 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
36. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 6:08 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 9:20 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 10:37 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
39. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 11:28 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.73 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 8:19 AM HST · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.317 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 9:50 AM HST · 18250 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 12:11 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 1:36 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 2:17 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
45. 3.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 6:15 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.813 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 6:18 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 11:17 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 12:20 AM HST · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 1:48 AM HST · 18249 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.511 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 12:56 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
51. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 11:55 PM HST · 18248 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 16, 7:21 PM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
53. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 3:12 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 5:57 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
55. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 9:49 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
56. 2.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 3:08 PM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 10:42 PM HST · 18246 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 10:45 PM HST · 18246 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
59. 2.212 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 12:44 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
60. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 1:28 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 2, 1:45 PM HST · 18262 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 2, 6:08 AM HST · 18262 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 1, 5:23 PM HST · 18262 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 1, 12:50 PM HST · 18263 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 1, 6:08 AM HST · 18263 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.817 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 1, 1:14 AM HST · 18263 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 10:42 PM HST · 18263 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 2:40 AM HST · 18264 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
9. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 12:58 PM HST · 18265 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 7:36 PM HST · 18265 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 5:22 PM HST · 18265 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
12. 2.413 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 2:37 PM HST · 18266 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 10:02 AM HST · 18266 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
14. 4.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 9:14 AM HST · 18266 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 4:31 AM HST · 18266 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 10:32 PM HST · 18266 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 10:08 PM HST · 18266 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 12:07 PM HST · 18267 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 3.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 8:46 AM HST · 18267 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.656 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 3:31 AM HST · 18267 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.