Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 13, 1976, 10:41 PM HST (08:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-14 08:41:58 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.221° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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. 4.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18139 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.19 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18138 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.617 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.05 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18137 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.326 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18136 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18135 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 4.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 3.112 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.25 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.712 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.37 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.310 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.916 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.314 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762240. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.