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M4.9 Earthquake near Fiji Islands region

UTC time: 2025-12-16 07:32:58 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth: 604.0 km
Source: ISC

Fiji Islands region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Fiji Islands region on December 16, 2025 at 07:32 UTC. At roughly 604 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 ISC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth

604.0 km

UTC time

2025-12-16 07:32:58 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

isc

Coordinates

-17.95000, -177.91000

Temperature

26.5°C

Depth profile

Deep

604 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: 250 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
Lobster

Distance: 339 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
Lateiki

Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
Home Reef

Distance: 350 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
Niuafo'ou

Distance: 357 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
Late

Distance: 357 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.

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