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M5.3 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-06-11 08:19:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
320.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (-14.081, 167.043)

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M5.3 Earthquake · 2025-06-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake · 2025-06-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (-14.081, 167.043) on June 11, 2025 at 08:19 UTC. At roughly 320 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
1af7bb6de0fcb2566deec9e0a16e44f4016598ff
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
320.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-11 08:19:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-14.08100, 167.04300

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 320 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 320 km
Deep
320 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Port Vila428.6 kmS35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Gaua
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 56 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 169 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 267 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sola AirportVanuatu · SLH · NVSC
    59.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥434
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-05-28 08:57:48 UTC32.6 km52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.92025-05-28 08:57:48 UTC34.6 kmVanuatu Islands M5.92025-05-28 08:57:47 UTC35.4 kmVANUATU M5.32025-03-22 12:51:43 UTC5.6 km64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.22025-06-11 08:19:31 UTC82.2 km69 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

Stats (last 24h)

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