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M5.1 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji)

UTC time: 2025-12-11 22:08:08 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji) · 2025-12-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near FIJI REGION (Fiji) · 2025-12-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near FIJI REGION (Fiji) on December 11, 2025 at 22:08 UTC. At roughly 576 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
fb7233feb0e39977258d9262ebf2698d0b156029
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
576.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-11 22:08:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Fiji
City
Eastern
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-18.17510, -178.19060
Temperature
26.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 576.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 576.2 km
Deep
576.2 km
576.2 km — close to the regional average (568.7 km)
Regional average: 568.7 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
Labasa323.8 kmNW27'949

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 240 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 367 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 371 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 372 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 373 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Lobster
    Distance: 376 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    66.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M4.42025-12-13 05:18:59 UTC102.7 kmFIJI REGION M4.42025-12-13 05:19:00 UTC102.7 km188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji M4.72025-12-13 11:46:42 UTC68.0 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-12-13 13:09:31 UTC122.5 kmFIJI REGION M4.22025-12-15 14:21:06 UTC146.4 kmFiji region M4.42025-12-16 07:32:56 UTC36.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.72025-12-16 07:32:58 UTC38.3 kmFiji Islands Region M4.92025-12-16 07:32:58 UTC50.9 kmFiji Islands region M4.92025-12-16 07:32:58 UTC38.8 kmFiji Islands region M4.42025-12-16 07:32:59 UTC37.0 kmFiji region M4.32025-12-23 06:26:30 UTC39.2 km280 km E of Levuka, Fiji M4.32025-12-23 06:26:30 UTC41.1 kmFIJI REGION

Eastern

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 104 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#13
Earlier events M≥4175
Earlier events M≥520
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-11-08 04:15:04 UTC58.3 kmFiji region M5.62025-08-26 01:32:48 UTC51.0 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-08-26 01:32:39 UTC51.1 km227 km E of Levuka, Fiji M5.62025-07-02 07:15:29 UTC101.5 kmFIJI REGION M5.62025-07-02 07:15:28 UTC108.4 kmFiji Islands Region

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Stats (last 24h)

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Country (24h)
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