Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (5.1 mw) (2025-05-09 15:17:29 UTC)

1746803849

-12.3737, 166.8435

237.30 KM

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, at 2025-05-09 15:17:29 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 (5.1 mw) (2025-05-09 15:17:29 UTC)

Magnitudo (mw)

5.1

Automatic
EMSC

Summary

Intensity: 0
Tsunami: 0
ID: emsc_20250509_0000181

Nearest Places

Astrolabe Reefs / 69.96 km
Dean Passage / 72.2 km
Miller Point / 72.93 km
Boussole Reef / 73.02 km
Pallu Passage / 73.26 km

Comment

Latest Earthquake

5 km WSW of Anza, CA
Time: 1746829062
Depth: 5.04 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Time: 1746828351
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

Sulawesi, Indonesia
Time: 1746828351
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Time: 1746828103
Depth: 63.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

Near North Coast of West Papua
Time: 1746828103
Depth: 63.35 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

Nearest Earthquake

183 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Time: 1746803849
Depth: 237.25 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

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

SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Time: 1745934562
Depth: 80.90 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

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)