Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 28, 1976, 5:39 AM HST (15:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-28 15:39:52 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.211° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18163 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18162 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.06 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.68 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.933 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762145. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.