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M4.3 Earthquake near 49 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-02-21 23:23:33 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
80.7 km
Source
USGS

49 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 49 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands on February 21, 2025 at 23:23 UTC. At around 81 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
6c52be0a27464411191d9722d29301c812b4a833
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
80.7 km
UTC time
2025-02-21 23:23:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-10.31600, 161.49450

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 80.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 80.7 km
Intermediate
80.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Savo
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 410 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 413 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 471 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ngorangora AirportSolomon Islands · IRA · AGGK
    46.6 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

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