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M4.9 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-07-16 16:35:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
402.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On July 16, 2025 at 16:35 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. The deep hypocenter at about 402 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
4ce0043c294af07f216adbb2765d6ea53f6b74af
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
402.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-16 16:35:40 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.28000, -177.15000
Temperature
25.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 402 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 402 km
Deep
402 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Lobster
    Distance: 235 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 247 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 256 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Taveuni
    Distance: 303 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonualei
    Distance: 311 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 188 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 314 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.

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