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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-10-27 11:57:40 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji) · 2025-10-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji) · 2025-10-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 27, 2025 at 11:57 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji). At roughly 649 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 GFZ.

Details

ID
6da0affa36160ecbfb9debbfbb8438145277ae7a
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
649.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-27 11:57:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-18.05000, -179.30000
Temperature
26.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 649 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 649 km
Deep
649 km
649 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Labasa229.0 kmNW27'949

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 152 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 441 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 476 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 479 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 479 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 483 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cicia AirportFiji · ICI · NFCI
    34.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    53.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    93.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-10-27 11:57:41 UTC9.3 kmLau M4.62025-10-27 11:57:42 UTC15.1 km134 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.82025-10-29 17:07:34 UTC122.6 km209 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji M4.62025-11-07 05:02:35 UTC94.2 kmFiji Islands Region M4.42025-11-07 05:02:35 UTC94.5 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-11-07 05:02:36 UTC97.7 km244 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.62025-11-07 17:31:57 UTC110.0 kmFiji Islands Region M4.52025-11-07 17:31:58 UTC105.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-11-07 17:31:58 UTC105.9 kmFiji Islands region M4.42025-11-13 03:31:53 UTC107.0 km249 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.52025-11-13 21:59:54 UTC87.3 km224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M4.52025-11-16 15:43:39 UTC95.4 kmFIJI REGION

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.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥4116
Earlier events M≥512
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-08-26 01:32:48 UTC82.4 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-08-26 01:32:39 UTC82.4 km227 km E of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:29 UTC63.4 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-07-02 07:15:28 UTC59.7 kmFiji Islands Region M5.62025-07-02 07:15:26 UTC62.4 km189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

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