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M4.4 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-02 10:33:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
496.7 km
Source
USGS

south of the Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 2, 2025 at 10:33 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near south of the Fiji Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 497 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
d7ef183f9f5afae95aaaa04275addaf1647293d3
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
496.7 km
UTC time
2025-01-02 10:33:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-25.58290, 179.86560

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 496.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 496.7 km
Deep
496.7 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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