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M4.4 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-20 08:39:04 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
516.0 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on August 20, 2025 at 08:39 UTC. At roughly 516 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
7741d70c8c5270ac9a37e89a944492db409e068b
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
516.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-20 08:39:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-24.40070, 179.95720
Temperature
19.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 516 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 516 km
Deep
516 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)
625
Country (24h)
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