Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 20, 1976, 10:39 PM HST (08:39 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-21 08:39:50 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.378° N, 155.240° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
15

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. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18134 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.112 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.25 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18131 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.37 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.310 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18130 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.916 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.314 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.414 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.313 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.74 km SSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.419 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18128 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 4.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 3.60 km NNW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.612 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 18126 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18126 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18126 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18126 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.816 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762277. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.