Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 17, 1976, 7:21 AM HST (17:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-11-17 17:21:14 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.202° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
22

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 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.513 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.823 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.322 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 3.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.910 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.118 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18221 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18222 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762075. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.