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M5.6 Earthquake near 190 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-01-23 11:14:02 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
598.0 km
Source
USGS

190 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu

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M5.6 Earthquake near 190 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 2025-01-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 190 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 2025-01-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 190 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu on January 23, 2025 at 11:14 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 598 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c46310c69db0f1b33fc1e97f9b624d481d3dff18
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
598.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-23 11:14:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-12.77060, 168.89520

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 598 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 598 km
Deep
598 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Port Vila555.7 kmS35'901

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Motlav
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 192 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 225 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 313 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 396 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 420 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·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

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