M5.6 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-06 12:08:42 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 578.0 km
Source: GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On October 6, 2025 at 12:08 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near South of Fiji Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 578 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

578.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-06 12:08:42 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-21.09000, 175.49000

Temperature

21.8°C

Depth profile

Deep

578 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

Sigatoka389.9 kmNE17'622

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Nabukelevu

Distance: 340 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 791 m ·Last eruption: 1660 ·Fiji
Hunter Island

Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 297 m ·Last eruption: 1903 ·France - claimed by Vanuatu
Matthew Island

Distance: 452 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 177 m ·Last eruption: 1956 ·France - claimed by Vanuatu

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM5.6

M5.62025-10-06 12:08:43 UTC9.1 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands

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≥42

Earlier events M≥51

Compared since2025-03-29

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-10-06 12:08:40 UTC9.1 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.42025-03-29 05:23:38 UTC89.0 kmVanuatu region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

511

Country (24h)

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