Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 18, 1976, 10:24 PM HST (08:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-19 08:24:43 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.279° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.513 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.13 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 5.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.34 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.32 km WSW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.28 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762086. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.