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M4.3 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 13:09:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 13:09 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION (Fiji). At roughly 556 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
c525e260e899a4fce7959783c767cbb26bb16f72
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
556.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 13:09:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.22420, -178.77450
Temperature
25.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 556.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 556.2 km
Deep
556.2 km
556.2 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: 133 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 339 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 381 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 382 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanua Balavu AirportFiji · VBV · NFVB
    22.0 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

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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