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M4.7 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 11:46:42 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 11:46 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION (Fiji). The deep hypocenter at about 569 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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Details

ID
af743291a9c0b2b16a21c50a4a7c467122bb34ce
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
568.5 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 11:46:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.91740, -178.77410
Temperature
25.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 568.5 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 568.5 km
Deep
568.5 km
568.5 km — close to the regional average (568.7 km)
Regional average: 568.7 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: 174 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 391 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 422 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 427 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 435 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 438 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    31.7 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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