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M5.0 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-04 18:50:53 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 511.0 km
Source: GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Fiji Islands Region on October 4, 2025 at 18:50 UTC. At roughly 511 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

511.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-04 18:50:53 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-18.63000, -178.05000

Temperature

24.5°C

Depth profile

Deep

511 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

Labasa367.2 kmNW27'949

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Taveuni

Distance: 284 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
Fonuafo'ou

Distance: 334 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
Tofua

Distance: 337 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
Kao

Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
Lateiki

Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
Home Reef

Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
94.0 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 hours1

First 24 hours3

First 72 hours7

Strongest subsequent eventM5.3

M4.92025-10-04 18:50:54 UTC10.4 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-10-05 10:26:59 UTC149.4 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-10-05 10:27:00 UTC149.4 km185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M4.32025-10-06 18:11:05 UTC125.1 kmFiji Islands region M4.72025-10-06 18:11:06 UTC130.2 kmFiji Islands Region M4.62025-10-06 21:36:43 UTC90.2 kmFiji Islands Region M4.32025-10-06 21:36:43 UTC82.8 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-10-10 10:49:09 UTC106.2 kmFiji Islands Region M4.42025-10-10 10:49:10 UTC130.8 kmFIJI REGION M4.62025-10-16 18:43:39 UTC75.6 kmFiji Islands Region M4.32025-10-16 18:43:39 UTC78.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-10-17 17:37:34 UTC133.8 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#9

Earlier events M≥4134

Earlier events M≥511

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 UTC100.0 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-08-26 01:32:39 UTC100.0 km227 km E of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:29 UTC147.9 kmFIJI REGION M5.52025-08-26 01:32:49 UTC99.8 kmFiji Islands Region M5.42025-08-24 08:01:04 UTC99.7 kmFiji region

Stats (last 24h)

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