Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 5, 1976, 9:04 PM HST (07:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-06 07:04:01 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.464° N, 155.386° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
24

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. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.515 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18190 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.87 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18189 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.92 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.32 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761986. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.