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M4.6 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-17 03:38:14 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
516.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near South of Fiji Islands on October 17, 2025 at 03:38 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 516 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
d1c1d87f2abb36c775cd4771bdbf94ac1939cf4e
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
516.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 03:38:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-24.28000, 179.95000
Temperature
20.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 516 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 516 km
Deep
516 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

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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