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M4.2 Earthquake near Guadalcanal

UTC time: 2025-01-02 06:00:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
8.6 km
Source
USGS

Guadalcanal · Guadalcanal

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About this earthquake

On January 2, 2025 at 06:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near Guadalcanal. With a focal depth of about 9 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
74eb8f2ec012adbe6f584c87aa7710b8ca42ed0f
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
8.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-02 06:00:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
State
Guadalcanal
City
Guadalcanal
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-9.42610, 159.14410

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.6 km
Shallow
8.6 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Savo
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands
  • Coleman Seamount
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -717 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kana Keoki
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -700 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Simbo
    Distance: 315 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yandina AirportSolomon Islands · XYA · AGGY
    37.9 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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