M3.1 earthquake 17 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Dec 3, 1975, 11:13 AM HST

UTC

1975-12-03 21:13:43 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.343° N, 155.029° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

21

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast18 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast367 kmSE

After

1. 4.014 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:19 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:47 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.613 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:51 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.516 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 12:35 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
5. 4.316 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 12:50 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
6. 3.111 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:11 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
7. 3.24 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:12 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.310 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:14 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
9. 3.016 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 1:46 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 3:29 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.111 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:43 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:48 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.921 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:56 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:57 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 6:51 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
16. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 7:07 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
17. 3.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 8:27 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
18. 3.518 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 8:43 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 9:19 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 10:44 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 11:11 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
22. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 12:29 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
23. 3.99 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 12:59 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 4.19 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:09 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
25. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:41 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:56 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.616 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:57 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 2:14 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.413 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 3:00 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
30. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 3:50 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.88 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:14 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:25 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:48 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
34. 3.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:54 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:37 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:48 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 6:08 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
38. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 6:44 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
39. 3.416 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:33 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
40. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:47 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:59 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
42. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 8:05 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.518 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:15 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
44. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:21 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:29 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
46. 3.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:35 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:40 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 11:07 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
49. 3.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 11:19 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
50. 3.614 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 11:39 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 12:13 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 12:38 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.619 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 1:53 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
54. 3.89 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 2:21 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 3:59 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
56. 2.511 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:00 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
57. 3.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:32 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.815 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 5:54 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
59. 2.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:53 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
60. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:55 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 3.119 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 10:23 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
2. 3.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 7:49 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 7:31 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
4. 4.311 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:38 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
5. 4.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 5:05 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
6. 3.816 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 4:53 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
7. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 4:30 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
8. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 3:43 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 3.618 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 2:46 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
10. 3.018 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 10:32 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.915 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 9:31 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
12. 3.118 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 8:43 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
13. 3.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 8:27 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
14. 4.112 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 7:00 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 6:56 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 4:50 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
17. 3.416 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 4:00 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
18. 3.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 2:21 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
19. 3.111 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 11:18 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 10:17 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19755708. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.