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M4.4 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2025-12-16 07:32:56 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
582.0 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near FIJI REGION on December 16, 2025 at 07:32 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 582 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
174b941e15e6ec943500cfa6b8d6270bdb183883
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
582.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 07:32:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.96170, -177.92280
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 582 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 582 km
Deep
582 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: 250 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 341 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 349 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 351 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 358 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 359 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·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

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