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M4.3 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-31 10:29:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
512.3 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on January 31, 2025 at 10:29 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 512 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
5fedcf7d5fd9ed375a917af097f41a54d51ad794
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
512.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-31 10:29:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-25.02570, 179.77490

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 512.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 512.3 km
Deep
512.3 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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