Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (5.3 mw) (2025-04-29 13:49:22 UTC)

1745934562

-12.9392, 166.4330

80.90 KM

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, at 2025-04-29 13:49:22 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Recommendation
Very Strong Earthquake

Action

Severe shaking, potential for significant damage.

Suggestion

Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Avoid elevators, as power outages may occur. Outdoors: Stay in the open. Be alert for aftershocks.

Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (5.3 mw) (2025-04-29 13:49:22 UTC)

Magnitudo (mw)

5.3

Automatic
EMSC

Summary

Intensity: 0
Tsunami: 0
ID: emsc_20250429_0000180

Nearest Places

Vewogr Point / 19.28 km
Ngwei Gakw Reef / 20.26 km
Tenetagaragtepia / 20.48 km
Yömetënye Bay / 23.45 km
Tōwōne / 23.45 km

Comment

Latest Earthquake

8 km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA
Time: 1745952546
Depth: 8.06 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.
Time: 1745952277
Depth: 17.10 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

51 km WNW of Petrolia, CA
Time: 1745951866
Depth: 14.60 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Time: 1745951866
Depth: 14.60 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

Sulawesi, Indonesia
Time: 1745951724
Depth: 5.00 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

Nearest Earthquake

159 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
Time: 1745934562
Depth: 80.89 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

95 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Time: 1745340933
Depth: 200.21 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

VANUATU
Time: 1745340933
Depth: 200.20 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Time: 1741197903
Depth: 118.40 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

174 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Time: 1733417168
Depth: 256.64 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)