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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-06-24 03:13:56 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji) · 2025-06-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji) · 2025-06-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 24, 2025 at 03:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji). At roughly 580 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
344ad73550e739e91931989c9445415c1839b26e
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
580.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-24 03:13:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.99000, -178.15000
Temperature
24.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 580 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 580 km
Deep
580 km
580 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Labasa315.7 kmNW27'949

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 231 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 356 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 370 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 373 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 378 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 379 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    74.2 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.6
M4.82025-07-01 11:51:44 UTC64.8 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-07-01 16:35:28 UTC68.2 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-07-01 16:35:29 UTC68.4 kmFiji Islands Region M5.62025-07-02 07:15:24 UTC97.3 km189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:26 UTC97.3 km189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:28 UTC101.3 kmFiji Islands Region M5.62025-07-02 07:15:29 UTC93.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-07-03 13:50:29 UTC19.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.62025-07-07 16:25:02 UTC89.8 kmFIJI REGION M4.72025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC84.6 kmFiji Islands Region M4.92025-07-10 19:51:19 UTC79.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-07-12 16:00:23 UTC79.3 kmFIJI REGION

Eastern

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 104 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥481
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-01-12 15:03:57 UTC35.2 km237 km E of Levuka, Fiji M5.02025-01-07 04:15:30 UTC143.8 kmFiji region M4.92025-06-24 03:13:55 UTC9.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-06-22 02:12:43 UTC23.3 kmFiji Islands Region M4.82025-03-19 20:47:31 UTC82.1 km220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

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