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M5.0 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-01 13:59:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
594.5 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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M5.0 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on April 1, 2025 at 13:59 UTC. At roughly 595 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
45384f98be1179b2fe47ebd674ac8f83978e00e2
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
594.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 13:59:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-25.25770, 178.32660

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 594.5 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 594.5 km
Deep
594.5 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
Suva791.9 kmN77'366

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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#1
Earlier events M≥47
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-22

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.62025-02-23 06:36:23 UTC139.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.52025-02-12 12:43:05 UTC112.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.42025-03-10 11:05:30 UTC106.7 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.32025-01-31 10:29:51 UTC148.1 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.32025-01-22 10:06:52 UTC70.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
490
Country (24h)
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