Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 13, 1976, 6:08 PM HST (04:08 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-14 04:08:02 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.335° N, 155.276° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.316 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.04 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.516 km E of Hilo, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.75 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.07 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.414 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.811 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.220 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.910 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.513 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.