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M5.0 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-01-07 04:15:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
370.0 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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M5.0 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-01-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-01-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Fiji region on January 7, 2025 at 04:15 UTC. At roughly 370 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
1121c3d7ac5f8d414f13498b3a41d6f8b73bd212
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
370.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-07 04:15:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.63760, -176.84300

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 370 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 370 km
Deep
370 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
Labasa424.8 kmW27'949

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 261 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Lobster
    Distance: 263 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 265 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 266 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 270 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Fonualei
    Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 188 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Tonga

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 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM4.4
M4.32025-01-14 14:22:17 UTC75.3 kmFiji region M4.22025-01-18 22:52:19 UTC136.6 km285 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.42025-01-20 09:05:00 UTC132.3 km281 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.42025-01-25 00:35:22 UTC121.5 kmFiji region M4.12025-01-29 11:10:23 UTC149.0 km218 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, 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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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