Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 6, 1976, 6:10 AM HST (16:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-06 16:10:12 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.316° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18155 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18154 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.84 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.611 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.05 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.94 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18148 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 4.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.58 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.39 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762190. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.