2025-08-30 14:58:50 (M5.1) Santa Cruz Islands -11.7 166.2 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - Santa Cruz Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 30 Aug 2025 14:58:50 Time near the Epicenter (1): 31 Aug 2025 01:58:50 Time in your area (1): 30 Aug 2025 20:28:50
Location	11.664S 166.219E
Depth	56 km
Distances	113.6 km (70.4 mi) SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands 438.7 km (272.0 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu 708.7 km (439.4 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 729.1 km (452.0 mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 743.8 km (461.2 mi) ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.2 km; Vertical 5.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 36; Dmin = 431.5 km; Rmss = 0.65 seconds; Gp = 145° Version =
Event ID	us 7000qskb

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