Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 5, 1976, 5:53 PM HST (03:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-06 03:53:31 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.332° N, 155.213° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18156 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.84 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.611 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.05 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.94 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 4.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18143 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 hv19762185. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.