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M6.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-14 16:22:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
31.0 km
Source
GFZ

Santa Cruz Islands

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M6.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-08-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-08-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 14, 2025 at 16:22 UTC, a magnitude M6.3 earthquake occurred near Santa Cruz Islands. With a focal depth of about 31 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
5d1d2ee398fc24ac1f9171471e778008c671918d
Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
31.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-14 16:22:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
-11.66000, 166.31000
Temperature
27.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 31 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 31 km
Shallow
31 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
Port Vila709.2 kmS35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tinakula
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands
  • Motlav
    Distance: 268 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 269 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 319 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 446 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M4.82025-08-19 21:27:39 UTC201.2 km79 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.22025-08-26 05:54:25 UTC73.3 kmSanta Cruz Islands M4.92025-08-26 05:54:29 UTC91.5 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS M4.92025-08-26 05:54:31 UTC103.9 km181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.12025-08-30 14:58:43 UTC29.5 kmTemotu M5.22025-08-30 14:58:45 UTC19.4 kmSanta Cruz Islands M5.12025-08-30 14:58:50 UTC9.9 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS M4.82025-08-30 17:16:40 UTC147.4 km146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu M4.82025-08-30 17:16:40 UTC149.3 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS M5.32025-08-30 20:09:24 UTC45.5 kmSanta Cruz Islands M5.52025-08-30 20:09:27 UTC22.8 km99 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.02025-08-30 20:09:28 UTC86.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Nouméa (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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥468
Earlier events M≥518
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-02-23 18:16:18 UTC37.9 km85 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.72025-01-15 21:37:01 UTC95.4 km26 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.62025-08-14 16:22:28 UTC14.2 kmTemotu M5.52025-01-20 08:38:42 UTC64.5 km62 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.32025-07-24 06:34:54 UTC87.5 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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