M 3.2 Earthquake 16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 16 km SW of Volcano. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.2 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.2 event ranks stronger than 15% of them (rank #1,447 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 3.2
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- 16 km SW of Volcano
- Archive rank
- #1,447 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 25, 2026
Sits above 15% of the 1,834 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 1,446 ran stronger.
Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.
What Happened
A magnitude 3.16 md earthquake occurred at 16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. The event took place at Unix timestamp 1790329590540 (approximately 12:26 UTC). It registered a depth of 27.69 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was centered at coordinates 19.3410° N, 155.3538° W, 16 km southwest of Volcano, Hawaii. The depth of 27.69 km places it in the intermediate range (20-70 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. The tsunami status is 0 (no advisory). No alert level was issued.
What You Should Know
Earthquakes of this magnitude (M 2.5-3.9) are often felt but rarely cause damage. Minor aftershocks remain possible.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75043607
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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