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M4.5 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-12-03 01:57:12 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On December 3, 2025 at 01:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION (Fiji). The deep hypocenter at about 548 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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Details

ID
1fa8b009458571d32c97d7e35c2392329e547bd6
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
548.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-03 01:57:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.84690, -178.64550
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 548.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 548.2 km
Deep
548.2 km
548.2 km — close to the regional average (568.9 km)
Regional average: 568.9 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: 179 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 376 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 407 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 411 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 425 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 428 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    43.2 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

Eastern

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 104 Catalogue entries

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