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M5.3 Earthquake near 64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-03-22 12:51:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
119.7 km
Source
USGS

64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu

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M5.3 Earthquake near 64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 2025-03-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 2025-03-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near 64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu on March 22, 2025 at 12:51 UTC. At around 120 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
48cf0d8b1eca573320b1422b1c37e33ac603f230
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
119.7 km
UTC time
2025-03-22 12:51:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-14.07760, 166.99150

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 119.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 119.7 km
Intermediate
119.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Port Vila430.7 kmS35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 60 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 172 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 270 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 307 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
    64.0 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#1
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-03-05 18:05:02 UTC137.9 km140 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu M4.92025-03-20 03:24:48 UTC93.4 km20 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu M4.82025-01-17 17:34:33 UTC99.2 km52 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu M4.62025-02-20 14:36:22 UTC141.1 km135 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu M4.52025-02-01 08:41:28 UTC65.4 km48 km S of Sola, Vanuatu

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