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M4.4 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-12-16 07:32:59 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
617.7 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near Fiji region on December 16, 2025 at 07:32 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 618 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. 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
8d0dc7dcc224cae67c575f2132390f11b17b76d0
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
617.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 07:32:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.19230, -177.84130
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 617.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 617.7 km
Deep
617.7 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: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 335 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 339 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·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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