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M4.6 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-02-28 13:12:51 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
552.7 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On February 28, 2025 at 13:12 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near south of the Fiji Islands. At roughly 553 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
aed0ebd2537ef7e1f741eebf6c529534383c9ac0
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
552.7 km
UTC time
2025-02-28 13:12:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-23.13740, -179.86880

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 552.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 552.7 km
Deep
552.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Monowai
    Distance: 409 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 478 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 478 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·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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