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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-06-13 06:28:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
354.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-06-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-06-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Fiji Islands Region on June 13, 2025 at 06:28 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 354 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
051f9bff69b248aa5d35ed2ba1631b9ad3293eb9
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
354.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-13 06:28:32 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-15.39000, -176.32000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 354 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 354 km
Deep
354 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
Mata-Utu235.0 kmN1'200

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Lobster
    Distance: 7 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 64 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 78 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Tafu-Maka
    Distance: 224 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -1'400 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Tonga
  • Niuatahi
    Distance: 248 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'270 m ·Tonga
  • West Mata
    Distance: 278 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: -1'174 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Tonga

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#1
Earlier events M≥412
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-01-14 04:12:22 UTC138.5 km178 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga M4.72025-03-28 17:24:20 UTC75.0 km267 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna M4.62025-02-24 20:32:08 UTC113.8 km117 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna M4.52025-02-04 22:33:50 UTC143.3 km142 km W of Hihifo, Tonga M4.52025-01-15 16:29:19 UTC134.1 km93 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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