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M4.9 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-09 17:25:14 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
361.2 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On April 9, 2025 at 17:25 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near south of the Fiji Islands. At roughly 361 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. 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
2f63a553632089669615e3949cd4345cd853cc7d
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
361.2 km
UTC time
2025-04-09 17:25:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-25.89130, -178.91540

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 361.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 361.2 km
Deep
361.2 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Monowai
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Raoul Island
    Distance: 388 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 516 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·New Zealand
  • Giggenbach
    Distance: 461 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·New Zealand
  • Macauley
    Distance: 482 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand

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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