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M4.8 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-12-22 16:02:31 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth: 421.0 km
Source: GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On December 22, 2025 at 16:02 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. At roughly 421 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 GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth

421.0 km

UTC time

2025-12-22 16:02:31 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-20.88000, -177.88000

Temperature

25.4°C

Depth profile

Deep

421 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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Distance: 264 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
Tofua

Distance: 319 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 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.

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