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M4.7 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-01-05 05:15:47 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
546.3 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

On January 5, 2025 at 05:15 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near Fiji region. At roughly 546 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f390ae8157dda3186567d633e53eb6b8e061277e
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
546.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-05 05:15:47 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-20.91850, -178.66370

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 546.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 546.3 km
Deep
546.3 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 303 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -68 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 20.9°S
    Distance: 324 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 343 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 397 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 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.

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