Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Oct 28, 1976, 12:41 AM HST (10:41 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km SSW of Kapaau, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-28 10:41:27 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.512° N, 155.498° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
27

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. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.911 km SSW of Kapaau, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18199 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18198 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.133 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18195 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.526 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.88 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.62 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18193 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18192 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18191 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.515 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761925. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.