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M4.5 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-30 21:27:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
503.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near South of Fiji Islands on April 30, 2025 at 21:27 UTC. At roughly 503 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
9509a1ad6874c7a72a64396b13d2eb00b6366efd
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
503.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-30 21:27:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-25.33000, 179.57000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 503 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 503 km
Deep
503 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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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