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M4.8 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-01 23:52:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
590.7 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on March 1, 2025 at 23:52 UTC. At roughly 591 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
76f7992c520d75ae8a0f717373e07ab3095cf7a8
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
590.7 km
UTC time
2025-03-01 23:52:24 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-22.13300, -179.55200

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 590.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 590.7 km
Deep
590.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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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.

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