Hawaii earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 2, 1975, 4:00 PM HST (02:00 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1975-12-03 02:00:22 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.320° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
29

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. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18522 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.15 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.87 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.616 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 18521 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18521 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.315 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18520 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18519 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.712 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18518 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.518 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18517 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.55 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 4.48 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.117 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.41 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.27 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19755694. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.