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M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-08-24 08:01:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
347.9 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-08-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji region · 2025-08-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Fiji region on August 24, 2025 at 08:01 UTC. At roughly 348 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
b22f5b3233cf076e7093c609d12a7cab4d92088d
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
347.9 km
UTC time
2025-08-24 08:01:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.77800, -177.11670
Temperature
24.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 347.9 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 347.9 km
Deep
347.9 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa330.0 kmSE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Lateiki
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 240 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 247 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 248 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥471
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-01-01

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-08-23 20:37:47 UTC115.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Nouméa (Monde) M5.32025-06-24 03:13:56 UTC139.9 kmFiji Islands Region M5.12025-08-13 09:04:18 UTC36.5 kmFiji Islands Region M5.02025-01-07 04:15:30 UTC130.1 kmFiji region M4.92025-08-24 08:01:02 UTC45.7 kmFiji Islands region

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