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M5.2 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-06-18 12:08:05 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
619.9 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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M5.2 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-06-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-06-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 18, 2025 at 12:08 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Fiji region. At roughly 620 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
671dc53d73be615e3746300cc1c13e4804225c47
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
619.9 km
UTC time
2025-06-18 12:08:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-21.18910, -179.17370
Temperature
22.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 619.9 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 619.9 km
Deep
619.9 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
Nuku'alofa412.0 kmE22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 355 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 366 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 20.9°S
    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 400 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 402 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 456 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.52025-06-23 18:01:56 UTC54.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.22025-06-24 05:15:53 UTC70.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:28 UTC38.5 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:29 UTC32.2 kmFiji region M4.92025-06-25 08:04:30 UTC21.9 kmFiji Islands Region M4.82025-06-26 23:53:53 UTC97.3 kmFiji Islands Region M4.72025-06-26 23:53:54 UTC80.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-07-06 10:39:12 UTC60.7 kmFiji Islands Region M4.42025-07-06 10:39:13 UTC36.2 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-07-08 03:02:48 UTC136.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-07-12 21:15:28 UTC51.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-07-17 09:07:55 UTC114.1 kmFIJI REGION

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#2
Earlier events M≥445
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-01-05

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-02-25 13:39:30 UTC134.7 km M5.22025-06-18 12:08:04 UTC10.0 kmFIJI REGION M5.02025-06-18 12:08:04 UTC31.8 kmFiji Islands Region M5.02025-03-01 23:52:22 UTC106.2 km M4.82025-06-10 23:14:50 UTC101.7 kmFiji Islands Region

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