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M4.6 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2025-08-23 20:38:44 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
506.6 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

On August 23, 2025 at 20:38 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION. The deep hypocenter at about 507 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
566b64916e7a3f88f537f759e6d0dd61b260e1a0
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
506.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 20:38:44 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.24290, -177.67100
Temperature
23.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 506.6 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 506.6 km
Deep
506.6 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 224 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 20.9°S
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 235 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 241 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 243 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 277 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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.

Earthquake overview

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