M1.7 earthquake 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Oct 14, 1976, 1:36 PM HST

UTC

1976-10-14 23:36:20 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.417° N, 155.281° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

146°

Stations used

10

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 2:17 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
2. 3.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 6:15 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.813 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 6:18 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 11:17 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 12:20 AM HST · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 1:48 AM HST · 18249 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.511 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 12:56 PM HST · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 15, 11:55 PM HST · 18248 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 16, 7:21 PM HST · 18248 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 3:12 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 5:57 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 9:49 AM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 3:08 PM HST · 18247 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 10:42 PM HST · 18247 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 17, 10:45 PM HST · 18247 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.212 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 12:44 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 1:28 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 1:33 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.54 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 7:39 AM HST · 18246 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 5:54 PM HST · 18246 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
21. 1.713 km E of H?lualoa, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 7:32 PM HST · 18246 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.33 km WSW of Kealakekua, HawaiiMon, Oct 18, 10:49 PM HST · 18246 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.75 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 19, 2:05 AM HST · 18245 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.513 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 19, 4:57 AM HST · 18245 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 19, 8:51 AM HST · 18245 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 19, 10:37 AM HST · 18245 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 19, 11:11 PM HST · 18244 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.756 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Oct 20, 2:37 AM HST · 18244 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 20, 3:27 AM HST · 18244 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.8Hawaii region, HawaiiThu, Oct 21, 2:25 AM HST · 18243 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
31. 3.216 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 21, 9:06 AM HST · 18243 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 21, 9:53 AM HST · 18243 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 21, 1:22 PM HST · 18243 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 10:19 AM HST · 18242 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 10:30 AM HST · 18242 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
36. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 12:42 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
37. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 12:43 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.314 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 2:05 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
39. 3.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 2:11 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 4:00 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 22, 4:24 PM HST · 18242 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 23, 9:19 AM HST · 18241 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 23, 7:04 PM HST · 18241 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
44. 1.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 1:09 AM HST · 18240 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 5:19 AM HST · 18240 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 6:22 AM HST · 18240 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.614 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 8:18 AM HST · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 8:33 AM HST · 18240 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 12:45 PM HST · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.61 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 6:41 PM HST · 18240 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 8:10 PM HST · 18240 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
52. 1.62 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 24, 9:06 PM HST · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
53. 2.88 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 2:47 AM HST · 18239 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
54. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 5:25 AM HST · 18239 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 5:26 AM HST · 18239 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 11:21 PM HST · 18238 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 11:23 PM HST · 18238 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
58. 2.313 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 25, 11:44 PM HST · 18238 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 26, 6:57 AM HST · 18238 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
60. 3.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 26, 7:07 AM HST · 18238 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 12:11 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.317 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 9:50 AM HST · 18250 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.73 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 14, 8:19 AM HST · 18250 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 11:28 PM HST · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 10:37 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 9:20 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 13, 6:08 PM HST · 18251 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.11 km N of Honomu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 11:04 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.61 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 7:14 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 7:08 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.11 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 2:37 PM HST · 18252 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.114 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 8:11 PM HST · 18253 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 4:19 PM HST · 18253 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 4:19 PM HST · 18253 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 7:31 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 5:40 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 1:05 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 12:17 PM HST · 18254 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 6:50 AM HST · 18254 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.66 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 5:01 AM HST · 18254 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761852. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.