Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 7, 1976, 10:50 AM HST (20:50 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-07 20:50:26 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.201° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
21

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. 2.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18188 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.116 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.92 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.32 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 3.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.513 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.13 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19761999. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.