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M4.5 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-08 07:49:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
580.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near South of Fiji Islands on December 8, 2025 at 07:49 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 580 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
dda5d29c29286479f1b314432167b2e13076a2de
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
580.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 07:49:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-24.17000, -178.90000
Temperature
23.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 580 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 580 km
Deep
580 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: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Monowai
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 458 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 466 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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