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M4.4 Earthquake near 52 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-02-12 01:40:16 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
81.6 km
Source
USGS

52 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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About this earthquake

On February 12, 2025 at 01:40 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 52 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. At around 82 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
bc99aaa30c30fa61eafdd38a66c0bb7d9e17d6cb
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
81.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-12 01:40:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-10.53400, 161.45150

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 81.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 81.6 km
Intermediate
81.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Savo
    Distance: 238 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 455 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Solomon Islands
  • New Georgia at 8.9°S
    Distance: 416 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -240 m ·Solomon Islands
  • Kavachi
    Distance: 417 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Solomon Islands
  • Tinakula
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ngorangora AirportSolomon Islands · IRA · AGGK
    49.7 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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