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M4.4 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-10-02 17:17:49 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
621.9 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

On October 2, 2025 at 17:17 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near Fiji region. The deep hypocenter at about 622 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
4245cb639757f6c0cbcc9ef87b433ed64a45fb8f
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
621.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-02 17:17:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.12090, -177.78070
Temperature
24.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 621.9 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 621.9 km
Deep
621.9 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: 272 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 328 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 338 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 338 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·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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