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M4.4 Earthquake near 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-07-23 06:11:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji (Fiji) on July 23, 2025 at 06:11 UTC. At roughly 568 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9afbc3c6ac6cfa161838e04ae6f92f73379351e6
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
567.8 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 06:11:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.86360, -178.53180
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 567.8 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 567.8 km
Deep
567.8 km
567.8 km — close to the regional average (568.9 km)
Regional average: 568.9 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: 190 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 370 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 399 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 403 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 413 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 416 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    48.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Eastern

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 104 Catalogue entries

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