Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 29, 1976, 8:35 PM HST (06:35 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1976-12-30 06:35:20 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.186° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18175 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.517 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18173 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.211 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18171 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.06 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.712 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.68 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.933 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18168 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18167 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18166 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18165 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.36 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.916 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18177 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19762345. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.