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M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-11-08 04:15:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
501.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

Map

M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-11-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region · 2025-11-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On November 8, 2025 at 04:15 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. At roughly 501 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
fb1023f891b9678151f1212334ec117c7047d06e
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
501.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-08 04:15:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-18.36000, -177.72000
Temperature
25.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 501 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 501 km
Deep
501 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
Labasa376.3 kmNW27'949

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 292 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 314 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 319 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 319 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 325 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM4.8
M4.42025-11-09 14:29:25 UTC26.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-11-13 03:31:53 UTC65.5 km249 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.52025-11-13 21:59:54 UTC127.3 km224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M4.52025-11-16 15:43:39 UTC84.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.82025-11-24 22:29:13 UTC50.2 kmFiji region M4.62025-11-26 20:41:14 UTC84.1 km245 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.12025-12-01 17:25:38 UTC80.0 km249 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.32025-12-01 17:25:38 UTC83.9 kmFiji Islands Region M4.12025-12-01 17:25:38 UTC84.1 kmFIJI REGION M4.72025-12-03 01:57:12 UTC108.7 kmFiji Islands Region M4.52025-12-03 01:57:12 UTC113.2 kmFIJI REGION

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#4
Earlier events M≥4152
Earlier events M≥512
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-08-26 01:32:48 UTC103.2 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-08-26 01:32:39 UTC103.3 km227 km E of Levuka, Fiji M5.52025-08-26 01:32:49 UTC95.9 kmFiji Islands Region M5.42025-08-24 08:01:04 UTC78.8 kmFiji region M5.32025-06-24 03:13:56 UTC61.3 kmFiji Islands Region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
511
Country (24h)
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