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M4.4 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 05:18:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 05:18 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION (Fiji). The deep hypocenter at about 548 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
55a18526c716a8218f9d9f310ada5879248329ef
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
547.6 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 05:18:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.61640, -178.96340
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 547.6 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 547.6 km
Deep
547.6 km
547.6 km — close to the regional average (568.7 km)
Regional average: 568.7 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: 137 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 382 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 420 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 422 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    38.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Cicia AirportFiji · ICI · NFCI
    42.5 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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