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M5.9 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-06-06 19:28:32 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
380.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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M5.9 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 6, 2025 at 19:28 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near South of Fiji Islands. At roughly 380 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
04ed1a6f9fe21f9bec6d0a829b855b63fcb4b3d7
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
380.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-06 19:28:32 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-22.00000, -177.75000
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 380 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 380 km
Deep
380 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa280.5 kmE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M4.82025-06-08 01:40:59 UTC123.5 kmFiji Islands Region M4.32025-06-08 01:41:01 UTC137.2 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-06-08 22:48:59 UTC96.0 kmFIJI REGION M5.02025-06-18 12:08:04 UTC149.5 kmFiji Islands Region M4.52025-06-25 08:04:28 UTC142.1 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:29 UTC149.1 kmFiji region M5.32025-06-25 08:11:15 UTC142.7 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.32025-06-25 08:11:15 UTC130.7 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.32025-06-25 08:11:17 UTC111.4 km282 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.52025-07-06 10:39:12 UTC121.9 kmFiji Islands Region M4.42025-07-06 10:39:13 UTC143.3 kmFIJI REGION

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥423
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC13.1 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.92025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC13.1 km280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga M5.92025-06-06 19:28:28 UTC13.1 km280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga M5.02025-04-05 21:23:34 UTC97.3 km211 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.72025-04-01 13:09:19 UTC146.2 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
613
Country (24h)
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