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M4.8 Earthquake near North of Solomon Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-14 19:32:33 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth: 369.8 km
Source: USP

North of Solomon Islands

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About this earthquake

On October 14, 2025 at 19:32 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near North of Solomon Islands. At roughly 370 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth

369.8 km

UTC time

2025-10-14 19:32:33 UTC

Local time

—

Country

—

Source

usp

Coordinates

-3.63653, 154.23413

Depth profile

Deep

369.8 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Tavui

Distance: 230 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
Rabaul

Distance: 236 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
Balbi

Distance: 267 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
Billy Mitchell

Distance: 294 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
Bagana

Distance: 298 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
Takuan Group

Distance: 347 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea

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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Global (24h)

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Country (24h)

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