Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 18, 1976, 1:28 AM HST (11:28 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-18 11:28:50 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.437° N, 155.432° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.811 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.220 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.910 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18206 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.513 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.823 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.322 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18204 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18203 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761869. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.