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M5.6 Earthquake near 189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

UTC time: 2025-07-02 07:15:24 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 515.0 km
Source: NNSN

189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on July 2, 2025 at 07:15 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 515 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

515.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-02 07:15:24 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

nnsn

Coordinates

-17.58700, -178.96600

Depth profile

Deep

515 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

Labasa219.0 kmNW27'949

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Taveuni

Distance: 135 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
Lobster

Distance: 380 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
Niuafo'ou

Distance: 419 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
Dugong

Distance: 421 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
Lateiki

Distance: 467 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
Home Reef

Distance: 469 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
35.4 kmStraight-line distance
Cicia AirportFiji · ICI · NFCI
43.5 kmStraight-line distance
Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
69.9 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours3

First 72 hours4

Strongest subsequent eventM5.6

M5.62025-07-02 07:15:26 UTC0.1 km189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:28 UTC4.7 kmFiji Islands Region M5.62025-07-02 07:15:29 UTC3.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-07-03 13:50:29 UTC116.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.62025-07-07 16:25:02 UTC26.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.72025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC22.5 kmFiji Islands Region M4.92025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC19.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-07-12 16:00:23 UTC29.3 kmFIJI REGION M4.62025-07-14 09:53:22 UTC27.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.72025-07-14 09:53:23 UTC24.2 kmFiji Islands Region M4.82025-07-15 18:42:43 UTC75.3 kmFIJI REGION M5.02025-07-15 18:42:44 UTC70.7 kmFiji Islands 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#1

Earlier events M≥469

Earlier events M≥52

Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-06-24 03:13:56 UTC97.3 kmFiji Islands Region M5.02025-01-12 15:03:57 UTC62.1 km237 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.92025-06-24 03:13:55 UTC93.8 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-07-01 11:51:44 UTC32.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-06-22 02:12:43 UTC77.4 kmFiji Islands Region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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