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M4.3 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2025-12-23 06:26:30 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
470.0 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 06:26 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION. At roughly 470 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
d9729af52c63a8adfda60717edd96cf5c395b6da
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
470.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 06:26:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-18.51740, -178.04480
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 470 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 470 km
Deep
470 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: 276 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 341 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 342 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

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.

Open seismic profile

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