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M4.2 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2025-07-20 23:20:54 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
619.1 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 23:20 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION. The deep hypocenter at about 619 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
be0226bbc48b2957ca38ed8e9361874679bda6e5
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
619.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 23:20:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-18.54630, -177.94250
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 619.1 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 619.1 km
Deep
619.1 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: 286 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 330 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 330 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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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