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M4.6 Earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

UTC time: 2025-06-22 10:26:41 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.6

Depth: 302.0 km
Source: GFZ

Santa Cruz Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near Santa Cruz Islands on June 22, 2025 at 10:26 UTC. At roughly 302 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M4.6

Depth

302.0 km

UTC time

2025-06-22 10:26:41 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-12.25000, 167.04000

Temperature

27.1°C

Depth profile

Deep

302 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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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.

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