Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 9, 1976, 6:25 AM HST (16:25 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-09 16:25:50 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.192° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
22

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. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18153 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.84 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18152 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.611 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18151 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.05 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18150 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.94 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18148 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18148 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18147 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18146 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18145 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.58 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18144 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.39 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.84 km SSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.411 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.210 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18143 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18142 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18142 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762209. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.