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M5.8 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-25 23:28:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Santa Cruz Islands

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M5.8 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-10-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-10-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near Santa Cruz Islands on October 25, 2025 at 23:28 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
996cc9fff2373e29d3ac2a62827bcefd0c505877
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-25 23:28:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-12.37000, 166.40000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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 Vila631.1 kmS35'901

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 197 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 200 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands
  • Gaua
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 370 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 470 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 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M6.02025-10-25 23:28:04 UTC5.0 km197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M6.02025-10-25 23:28:05 UTC5.1 km197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M6.02025-10-25 23:28:06 UTC11.9 kmVanuatu [Sea] M4.72025-11-05 17:48:37 UTC92.8 kmSanta Cruz Islands M4.72025-11-05 17:48:38 UTC95.3 kmSanta Cruz Islands M4.62025-11-08 16:05:51 UTC90.3 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS M4.62025-11-18 00:19:55 UTC81.7 km159 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu

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#5
Earlier events M≥480
Earlier events M≥531
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-08-14 16:22:32 UTC85.4 km108 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M6.32025-08-14 16:22:32 UTC79.6 kmSanta Cruz Islands M6.32025-08-14 16:22:32 UTC85.3 km108 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands M6.02025-02-23 18:16:18 UTC117.4 km85 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.62025-08-14 16:22:28 UTC85.6 kmTemotu

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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