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M4.2 Earthquake near 245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

UTC time: 2025-01-18 01:09:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
644.8 km
Source
USGS

245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

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About this earthquake

On January 18, 2025 at 01:09 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. The deep hypocenter at about 645 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
272f74add24dba330cf19ddba64c18080b89d3b6
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
644.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-18 01:09:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.58760, -178.41810

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 644.8 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 644.8 km
Deep
644.8 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: 184 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 339 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 370 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 374 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 414 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 415 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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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