Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 27, 1976, 4:31 AM HST (14:31 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-27 14:31:44 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.286° N, 155.259° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.526 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.88 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.62 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 3.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761920. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.