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M4.4 Earthquake near 241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

UTC time: 2025-04-01 23:22:10 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
562.7 km
Source
USGS

241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on April 1, 2025 at 23:22 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 563 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
134eb72a7b733e4af7241bc59efc3a1630e386d1
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
562.7 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 23:22:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.19660, -178.51660

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 562.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 562.7 km
Deep
562.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 159 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 316 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 355 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 357 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 443 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 444 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    49.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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

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