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M5.5 Earthquake near SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-09-28 08:52:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
556.3 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

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M5.5 Earthquake near SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS · 2025-09-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS · 2025-09-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS on September 28, 2025 at 08:52 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 556 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
516f7e6be68e21cb30a6fd3196ece7e77e4cd5e0
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
556.3 km
UTC time
2025-09-28 08:52:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-23.86190, 178.84200
Temperature
20.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 556.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 556.3 km
Deep
556.3 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
Suva638.1 kmN77'366

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.52025-09-28 08:53:00 UTC0.0 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.52025-09-30 18:15:26 UTC125.6 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M4.32025-10-02 18:22:54 UTC124.9 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.62025-10-05 19:39:25 UTC51.8 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.72025-10-05 19:39:25 UTC67.5 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.52025-10-11 01:54:02 UTC121.1 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.42025-10-11 01:54:02 UTC119.4 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.12025-10-16 23:07:17 UTC58.4 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.12025-10-16 23:07:19 UTC57.2 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.62025-10-17 03:38:14 UTC121.7 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.22025-10-17 03:38:18 UTC107.1 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

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#9
Earlier events M≥496
Earlier events M≥520
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.62025-07-29 17:53:41 UTC56.7 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M6.62025-07-29 17:53:40 UTC56.7 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M6.02025-07-29 17:53:42 UTC49.4 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.92025-07-29 17:46:37 UTC46.6 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.82025-07-29 17:46:37 UTC46.6 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
603
Country (24h)
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