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M5.2 Earthquake near 31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-06 00:52:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
97.2 km
Source
USGS

31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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M5.2 Earthquake near 31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 2025-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 2025-01-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 6, 2025 at 00:52 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 97 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
5bbcbea604e18793977ca1fbb17f5395f62915ee
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
97.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-06 00:52:11 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-10.73400, 161.86800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 97.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 97.2 km
Intermediate
97.2 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
Malango246.3 kmNW15'560

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Savo
    Distance: 287 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 432 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ngorangora AirportSolomon Islands · IRA · AGGK
    31.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Santa Ana AirportSolomon Islands · NNB · AGGT
    65.3 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM4.9
M4.52025-01-14 14:39:03 UTC145.4 km160 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands M4.92025-01-17 07:43:54 UTC64.1 km59 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands M4.72025-01-18 00:33:52 UTC50.4 km42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands M4.52025-01-31 17:08:00 UTC135.9 km138 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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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Global (24h)
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