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M6.5 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-13 20:03:22 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
271.0 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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M6.5 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.5 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on April 13, 2025 at 20:03 UTC. At around 271 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
8c2c8a75b4c5d3877bb82f2ac25bdb126215472c
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
271.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-13 20:03:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-26.02940, -178.32090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 271 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 271 km
Intermediate
271 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa630.0 kmNE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Monowai
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S
    Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Raoul Island
    Distance: 362 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 516 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·New Zealand
  • Giggenbach
    Distance: 447 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·New Zealand
  • Macauley
    Distance: 465 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥439
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.52025-03-22 01:15:13 UTC44.3 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.32025-03-17 12:39:27 UTC168.8 km M4.92025-04-09 17:25:14 UTC61.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.92025-02-21 18:57:15 UTC221.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.82025-03-22 01:14:54 UTC60.0 kmSouth of Fiji Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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