Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 21 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 2, 1975, 6:20 AM HST (16:20 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1975-12-02 16:20:28 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.251° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.15 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.87 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.616 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 18520 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.712 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.55 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 4.48 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.117 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.41 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.27 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18514 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19755686. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.