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M5.6 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-23 03:23:58 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
535.0 km
Source
NNSN

south of the Fiji Islands

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M5.6 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-07-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near south of the Fiji Islands · 2025-07-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near south of the Fiji Islands on July 23, 2025 at 03:23 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 535 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
f2912824e1640f688739935db62fd130cf9bb814
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
535.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 03:23:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-23.47700, -179.91100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 535 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 535 km
Deep
535 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
Nuku'alofa549.9 kmNE22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S
    Distance: 328 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -385 m ·Tonga
  • Monowai
    Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -132 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·New Zealand
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 498 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM6.6
M5.62025-07-23 03:24:00 UTC0.1 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.82025-07-23 03:24:01 UTC19.4 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.82025-07-29 17:46:36 UTC122.5 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.82025-07-29 17:46:37 UTC122.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.92025-07-29 17:46:37 UTC122.4 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.42025-07-29 17:46:38 UTC102.6 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M6.62025-07-29 17:53:40 UTC129.8 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M6.62025-07-29 17:53:41 UTC129.8 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M6.02025-07-29 17:53:42 UTC122.5 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.62025-07-31 03:46:51 UTC132.9 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.02025-07-31 06:49:30 UTC105.2 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.12025-07-31 06:49:31 UTC96.0 kmSouth of Fiji Islands

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#1
Earlier events M≥4105
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-02-25 13:39:30 UTC131.1 km M5.22025-07-14 00:03:40 UTC105.4 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.22025-06-29 22:27:39 UTC93.8 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.12025-06-24 07:07:36 UTC26.6 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.02025-07-07 23:54:07 UTC41.4 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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