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M4.7 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-07-28 08:00:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
418.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On July 28, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. The deep hypocenter at about 418 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
8e79b228109d078d489458c4f8d724a3f7b089ec
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
418.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-28 08:00:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.54000, -177.57000
Temperature
24.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 418 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 418 km
Deep
418 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: 266 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 281 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 299 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 306 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 336 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 338 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·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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