M3.4 earthquake 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Dec 12, 1975, 4:51 PM HST

UTC

1975-12-13 02:51:07 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.358° N, 155.029° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

161°

Stations used

29

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast16 kmSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast27 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast366 kmSE

After

1. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 5:53 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 6:54 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 8:09 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 8:43 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 12:42 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
6. 4.314 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 12:53 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.016 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 1:45 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 2:31 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 3:00 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 4:12 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:00 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:26 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.88 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 7:07 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.314 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 7:24 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 7:57 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.116 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 8:02 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 8:37 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 10:15 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
19. 3.352 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 11:17 AM HST · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 12:55 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 1:19 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
22. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 3:21 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
23. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 3:51 PM HST · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 5:37 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.718 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 8:02 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 9:37 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 12:47 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
28. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 1:04 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 1:35 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:45 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 4:30 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
32. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 4:32 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 5:40 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:18 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 9:59 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
36. 3.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 10:48 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
37. 3.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 11:47 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 11:49 AM HST · 18557 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
39. 3.617 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:09 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
40. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 3:57 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
41. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 4:17 PM HST · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
42. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 5:05 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 8:51 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 9:53 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 7:52 AM HST · 18556 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 9:03 AM HST · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
47. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 9:24 AM HST · 18556 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 9:48 AM HST · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 12:56 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
50. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 1:23 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
51. 3.0Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 2:25 PM HST · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 8:34 PM HST · 18555 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 8:58 PM HST · 18555 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 10:35 PM HST · 18555 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 10:42 PM HST · 18555 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 1:47 AM HST · 18555 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
57. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 2:39 AM HST · 18555 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
58. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 2:40 AM HST · 18555 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
59. 2.05 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 2:44 AM HST · 18555 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
60. 1.618 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 2:48 AM HST · 18555 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.813 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 3:56 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
2. 4.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 3:36 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 2:37 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 2:24 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.815 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 2:21 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.118 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 1:28 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.414 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 1:27 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 12:29 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 11:51 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 11:29 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 11:02 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 9:33 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 8:25 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 7:35 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 4:47 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.818 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 12:41 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 12:06 AM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 11:53 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 9:03 PM HST · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 1:14 PM HST · 18560 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19756021. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.