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M4.1 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-01-24 19:40:47 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
566.6 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

On January 24, 2025 at 19:40 UTC, a magnitude M4.1 earthquake occurred near Fiji region. The deep hypocenter at about 567 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
e7b29254982d72e6877889baaec31cb6160e28f7
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
566.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-24 19:40:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.63700, -177.85610

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 566.6 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 566.6 km
Deep
566.6 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: 300 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 317 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 318 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 327 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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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