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M5.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-29 13:49:19 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
50.0 km
Source
GFZ

Santa Cruz Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-04-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-04-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 29, 2025 at 13:49 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Santa Cruz Islands. With a focal depth of about 50 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
9874e2d44fd782fb194b1cd3f59484b9e6069b03
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-29 13:49:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-12.78000, 166.52000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 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 Vila583.7 kmS35'901

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 153 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 323 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 423 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu

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 eventM5.1
M5.12025-05-09 15:17:28 UTC57.2 km

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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥429
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.12025-04-22 16:55:32 UTC75.5 km95 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.02025-03-05 18:05:02 UTC29.9 km140 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu M5.02025-02-14 21:30:02 UTC115.4 km126 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M4.72025-04-08 01:37:26 UTC146.5 km96 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M4.62025-04-20 15:15:05 UTC108.8 km73 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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