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M4.2 Earthquake near 183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-10-03 17:14:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 3, 2025 at 17:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (Fiji). The deep hypocenter at about 548 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. 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
4ab68656ca6a8db8ae866c2e8396f8f607582806
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
547.7 km
UTC time
2025-10-03 17:14:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.44760, -179.07310
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 547.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 547.7 km
Deep
547.7 km
547.7 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 116 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 379 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 421 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 422 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 484 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 485 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    22.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Cicia AirportFiji · ICI · NFCI
    43.5 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

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.

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