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M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 10:07 PM GMT+13 (09:07 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-17 09:07:55 UTC
Depth
561.7 km (349.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.463° S, 178.296° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 443 days ago · 599 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 436 days ago · 595 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 429 days ago · 566 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 427 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 426 days ago · 555 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 425 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.2247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 416 days ago · 528 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 409 days ago · 510 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.5271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 406 days ago · 505 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 403 days ago · 562 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 401 days ago · 493 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 398 days ago · 508 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 396 days ago · 554 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.7257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 470 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 430 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.7274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 532 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.4277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 393 days ago · 576 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 390 days ago · 591 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.0297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 386 days ago · 517 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 448 days ago · 595 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 451 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 453 days ago · 550 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 454 days ago · 583 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 456 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 464 days ago · 622 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 464 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 464 days ago · 625 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 467 days ago · 583 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qd6d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.