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M5.1 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

UTC time: 2025-09-12 17:29:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
35.0 km
Source
ISC

Santa Cruz Islands

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M5.1 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Santa Cruz Islands on September 12, 2025 at 17:29 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 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 event was recorded by ISC.

Details

ID
b8a9432f3799e6c1102847fc9bd03e5daa0ac282
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-12 17:29:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
isc
Coordinates
-10.65500, 165.17800
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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
Malango577.5 kmW15'560

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tinakula
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 429 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 431 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova AirportSolomon Islands · SCZ · AGGL
    67.8 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥427
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-02-23 18:16:18 UTC142.1 km85 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.72025-01-15 21:37:01 UTC92.3 km26 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.52025-01-20 08:38:42 UTC102.1 km62 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands M5.32025-08-30 20:09:24 UTC121.9 kmSanta Cruz Islands M5.32025-07-24 06:34:54 UTC110.3 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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