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M5.5 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia

UTC time: 2025-10-13 11:10:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia

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M5.5 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia · 2025-10-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia · 2025-10-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 13, 2025 at 11:10 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
35e173237641a9c6fec415535b090c23eb30707d
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-13 11:10:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
7.16264, 141.79477

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Mangilao Village772.3 kmNE15'191
Jayapura1084.8 kmS410'852

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours5
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC23.0 kmState of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia M5.82025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC27.7 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia M5.92025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC28.9 kmSTATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA M5.82025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC19.7 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia [Sea: Micronesia] M5.62025-10-13 11:11:01 UTC13.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.6, near of Jayapura (Monde) M5.42025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC31.1 km299 km SSE of Fais, Micronesia M5.32025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC31.1 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia M5.42025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC32.0 kmSTATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA M5.02025-10-15 10:22:27 UTC30.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Jayapura (Monde)

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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