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M4.6 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-07-23 06:11:49 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near Fiji Islands Region (Fiji) on July 23, 2025 at 06:11 UTC. At roughly 573 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.

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Details

ID
aa5b4d1091f7cb81f1fb5f0162e306e1dc839ef0
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
573.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 06:11:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.93000, -178.50000
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 573 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 573 km
Deep
573 km
573 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: 197 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 373 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 401 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 406 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 410 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    44.9 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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