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M4.6 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-18 00:00:47 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
538.4 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 18, 2025 at 00:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near south of the Fiji Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 538 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d4b01e53594b1adcc9eb843b7be48515d3be6ab7
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
538.4 km
UTC time
2025-01-18 00:00:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-23.17910, -179.86090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 538.4 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 538.4 km
Deep
538.4 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S
    Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Monowai
    Distance: 405 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 479 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 480 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·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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