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M4.7 Earthquake near 42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-18 00:33:52 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
86.0 km
Source
USGS

42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 18, 2025 at 00:33 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. At around 86 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2e9e6cfef3ca3471c64ec6c6150924d25a44fe97
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
86.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-18 00:33:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-10.42120, 161.53400

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 86 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 86 km
Intermediate
86 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Savo
    Distance: 237 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 419 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 467 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ngorangora AirportSolomon Islands · IRA · AGGK
    39.9 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

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