M5.3 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-09 00:37:09 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On December 9, 2025 at 00:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near South of Fiji Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-12-09 00:37:09 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-26.96000, -176.28000

Temperature

23.0°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Nuku'alofa656.7 kmN22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

Monowai

Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S

Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
Raoul Island

Distance: 303 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 516 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·New Zealand
Giggenbach

Distance: 416 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·New Zealand
Macauley

Distance: 420 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand
Curtis Island

Distance: 456 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 47 m ·New Zealand

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours9

First 72 hours9

Strongest subsequent eventM5.4

M5.12025-12-09 00:37:10 UTC5.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Auckland (Monde) M4.92025-12-09 11:15:14 UTC11.7 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.92025-12-09 11:15:14 UTC4.8 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.12025-12-09 11:15:20 UTC23.5 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.32025-12-09 20:31:18 UTC11.9 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.12025-12-09 20:31:19 UTC0.8 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.32025-12-09 21:00:14 UTC39.7 kmKermadec Islands Region M5.32025-12-09 21:00:16 UTC18.9 kmKERMADEC ISLANDS REGION M5.32025-12-09 21:00:17 UTC30.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Auckland (Monde) M4.92025-12-12 10:09:21 UTC54.4 kmsouth of Tonga M4.72025-12-23 03:54:56 UTC54.9 kmKERMADEC ISLANDS REGION M5.22025-12-25 09:57:15 UTC52.5 kmSOUTH OF 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#6

Earlier events M≥432

Earlier events M≥525

Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-01-28 06:52:38 UTC118.5 kmKermadec Islands region M5.52025-11-29 23:42:46 UTC54.6 kmSouth of Tonga Islands M5.52025-04-29 13:30:41 UTC109.7 kmKermadec Islands Region M5.42025-11-29 23:42:42 UTC28.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of North Shore (Monde) M5.42025-07-02 02:57:17 UTC25.3 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

512

Country (24h)

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