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M6.1 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-13 11:10:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
3.0 km
Source
ISC

Western Caroline Islands

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M6.1 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands · 2025-10-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near Western Caroline Islands · 2025-10-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 13, 2025 at 11:10 UTC, a magnitude M6.1 earthquake occurred near Western Caroline Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 3 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

ID
42619e85ba7cb4f4b6a683a859936380c69e59c4
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
3.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-13 11:10:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
isc
Coordinates
7.26000, 141.61000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 3 km
Shallow
3 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
Ngerulmud770.9 kmW0
Jayapura1093.5 kmS410'852

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 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 UTC1.4 kmState of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia M5.82025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC5.6 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia M5.92025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC6.4 kmSTATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA M5.82025-10-13 11:11:00 UTC5.7 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia [Sea: Micronesia] M5.62025-10-13 11:11:01 UTC18.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.6, near of Jayapura (Monde) M5.42025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC9.0 km299 km SSE of Fais, Micronesia M5.32025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC8.8 kmWestern Caroline Islands, Micronesia M5.42025-10-15 10:22:09 UTC9.0 kmSTATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA M5.02025-10-15 10:22:27 UTC16.3 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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