M2.5 earthquake 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 12, 1976, 2:05 PM HST

UTC

1976-12-13 00:05:44 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.412° N, 155.267° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast5 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.56 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 8:03 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 8:17 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 9:07 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 9:13 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 9:59 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 11:13 PM HST · 18140 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 12:56 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 2:01 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HISun, Jan 23, 2:39 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.314 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 4:31 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 4:35 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 6:41 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 7:15 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
14. 4.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 10:49 AM HST · 18139 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 6:09 PM HST · 18139 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 8:32 PM HST · 18139 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 24, 1:46 AM HST · 18138 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 24, 2:05 AM HST · 18138 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.19 km SSE of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Jan 24, 3:04 AM HST · 18138 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 24, 3:07 AM HST · 18138 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 24, 3:32 PM HST · 18138 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
22. 2.617 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 3:39 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 5:41 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
24. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 5:42 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 5:52 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
26. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 10:42 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 11:28 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 11:30 AM HST · 18137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 3:24 PM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 7:17 PM HST · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 25, 9:39 PM HST · 18137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 12:41 AM HST · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
33. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 12:46 AM HST · 18136 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 9:27 AM HST · 18136 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
35. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 3:33 PM HST · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 3:36 PM HST · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 9:13 PM HST · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
38. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 11:06 PM HST · 18136 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
39. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 12:22 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 12:34 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 1:58 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.423 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 2:24 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 3:52 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 6:10 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 6:55 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 10:21 PM HST · 18135 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:33 AM HST · 18134 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:39 PM HST · 18134 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:08 AM HST · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
50. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 11:25 AM HST · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 4:14 PM HST · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:08 PM HST · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 8:55 PM HST · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
54. 4.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:48 PM HST · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 10:23 AM HST · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 1:51 PM HST · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
57. 3.112 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 4:28 PM HST · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
58. 2.25 km WSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 4:44 PM HST · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 9:55 PM HST · 18132 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
60. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 10:02 PM HST · 18132 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762230. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.