Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 27, 1976, 5:36 AM HST (15:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-27 15:36:57 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.256° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
25

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. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18202 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18201 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18200 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.526 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.88 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.62 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761921. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.