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M4.4 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2025-08-05 19:31:04 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
531.3 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near FIJI REGION on August 5, 2025 at 19:31 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 531 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 EMSC.

Details

ID
742e5582f16cf7d26469940ee5df14ca6b08ea9c
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
531.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-05 19:31:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-18.31870, -177.93450
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 531.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 531.3 km
Deep
531.3 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: 271 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 341 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 341 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 342 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 345 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·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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