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M4.7 Earthquake near 97 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-15 17:53:14 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
15.8 km
Source
USGS

97 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 15, 2025 at 17:53 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 97 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 16 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7ffd68d554d60e67b514b0a0598097b537e4fd0e
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
15.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-15 17:53:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-9.87400, 160.71510

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.8 km
Shallow
15.8 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: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 313 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands
  • Coleman Seamount
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -717 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kana Keoki
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -700 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Simbo
    Distance: 493 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Marau AirportSolomon Islands · RUS · AGGU
    12.1 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.

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