Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 23, 1976, 11:25 AM HST (21:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-12-23 21:25:03 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.257° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.32 km WSW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.28 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.025 km N of Pāhala, HI · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.04 km N of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 18179 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18179 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.916 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 3.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18183 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18184 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18186 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762289. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.