Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 18, 1976, 3:04 AM HST (13:04 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1976-11-18 13:04:38 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.316° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
19

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. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.513 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.823 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.410 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18216 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.322 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18215 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18214 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18213 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.49 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.410 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18211 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.516 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18210 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.33 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.611 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 3.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18209 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.55 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.69 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18208 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18207 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18217 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18219 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.910 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18220 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762079. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.