Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 29, 1976, 10:36 AM HST (20:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-29 20:36:25 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.347° N, 155.220° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
16

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. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18161 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.06 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18158 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.68 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.933 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.84 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762152. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.