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M4.3 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-01-14 14:22:17 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
572.1 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near Fiji region on January 14, 2025 at 14:22 UTC. At roughly 572 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
f74a211b60d21513cc4041f192a21d4a5a8ad557
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
572.1 km
UTC time
2025-01-14 14:22:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.14280, -177.32720

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 572.1 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 572.1 km
Deep
572.1 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Lobster
    Distance: 230 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 249 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 256 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Taveuni
    Distance: 282 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Fonualei
    Distance: 334 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 188 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 338 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·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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