M4.7 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-26 16:41:04 UTC Local time:
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
545.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On December 26, 2025 at 16:41 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near South of Fiji Islands. At roughly 545 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
43853035a491900d0bed68c57926247d84b66c72
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
545.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-26 16:41:04 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-26.28000, 178.92000
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 545 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 545 km
Deep
545 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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.

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