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M4.4 Earthquake near Fiji region

UTC time: 2025-01-25 00:35:22 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
636.0 km
Source
USGS

Fiji region

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About this earthquake

On January 25, 2025 at 00:35 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near Fiji region. At roughly 636 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
fedb704cde6bcb65e9db32147d50109502c5f41c
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
636.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-25 00:35:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.55830, -177.46220

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 636 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 636 km
Deep
636 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Lateiki
    Distance: 281 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 284 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 285 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 287 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 290 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 298 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

Stats (last 24h)

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Country (24h)
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