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M4.7 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On July 10, 2025 at 19:51 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji). The deep hypocenter at about 537 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
27f3140518871e2b438ef24b81eea8c8a488d14a
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
537.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.51000, -178.77000
Temperature
24.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 537 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 537 km
Deep
537 km
537 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: 147 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 359 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 396 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 399 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 452 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 453 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    34.6 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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