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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-12-04 04:31:47 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
613.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-12-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-12-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 4, 2025 at 04:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. The deep hypocenter at about 613 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
db5af8a7a4e8af4bffb4674afb80a2039d4eb90a
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
613.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 04:31:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-21.43000, -179.37000
Temperature
25.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 613 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 613 km
Deep
613 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Suva432.8 kmNW77'366

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Volcanoes nearby

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.42025-12-07 11:32:21 UTC100.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.92025-12-15 07:43:58 UTC113.5 kmFiji region M5.02025-12-15 07:43:58 UTC114.6 kmFiji Islands Region M4.92025-12-15 07:43:58 UTC113.1 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-12-15 07:43:58 UTC122.2 kmFiji Islands region M4.32025-12-25 04:29:36 UTC78.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.62025-12-26 19:27:52 UTC123.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.62025-12-26 19:27:53 UTC109.3 kmFiji Islands Region M4.92025-12-27 22:11:45 UTC131.0 kmFiji Islands Region M4.82025-12-27 22:11:47 UTC105.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-12-28 08:06:22 UTC149.1 kmFiji region M5.02025-12-29 21:50:33 UTC145.4 kmFiji region

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥482
Earlier events M≥512
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-12-02 23:35:30 UTC77.9 kmFiji region M5.32025-12-04 04:31:45 UTC19.1 kmFIJI REGION M5.32025-02-25 13:39:30 UTC103.2 km M5.22025-12-02 23:35:30 UTC82.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Nouméa (Monde) M5.22025-06-18 12:08:05 UTC33.6 kmFiji region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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