Hawaii earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 28, 1976, 3:17 PM HST (01:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-12-29 01:17:36 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.391° N, 155.279° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18125 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18124 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.816 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18123 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.32 km ENE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 3.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762330. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.