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M5.5 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-12-17 17:23:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
381.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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M5.5 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 17, 2025 at 17:23 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. At roughly 381 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
902f7b2a1507438c8cfe37f717e0ac0b6bad2255
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
381.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 17:23:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-16.68000, -177.40000
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 381 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 381 km
Deep
381 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
Labasa345.9 kmW27'949

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Lobster
    Distance: 192 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 224 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 227 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Taveuni
    Distance: 274 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonualei
    Distance: 360 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 188 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Tonga
  • Tafu-Maka
    Distance: 369 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -1'400 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥439
Earlier events M≥58
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-12-07 02:06:29 UTC12.2 kmFiji Islands Region M5.22025-12-17 17:23:26 UTC11.0 kmFiji Islands Region M5.12025-12-07 02:06:30 UTC17.4 km287 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna M5.12025-07-30 20:59:49 UTC86.9 kmFiji Islands Region M5.12025-03-03 10:25:28 UTC3.0 km271 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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