M6.0 earthquake in Solomon Islands on October 25, 2025

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on October 25, 2025 at 23:28 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 194 km southeast of Lata, at a depth of 34 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
34 kmdepth
23:28time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,111 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,126 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)2,794 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)2,874 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)3,032 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 40 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.8.

  • M5.8 · Feb 16, 19:23 UTC89 km
  • M5.1 · Oct 1, 19:38 UTC84 km
  • M5.0 · Sep 20, 22:51 UTC7 km
  • M5.0 · Nov 29, 11:50 UTC149 km
  • M4.9 · Oct 19, 09:25 UTC95 km
  • M4.9 · Oct 1, 20:00 UTC106 km
  • M4.9 · Sep 10, 22:54 UTC114 km
  • M4.9 · May 27, 00:53 UTC114 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 191 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.0 (February 6, 2013).

  • M8.0 · February 6, 2013225 km
  • M7.9 · July 17, 198055 km
  • M7.8 · October 7, 200916 km
  • M7.7 · April 21, 199738 km
  • M7.7 · October 7, 200971 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Jan 15, 22:46 UTC.