A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji (147 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/25 / 2025-07-15 18:42:43 / July 15, 2025 @ 6:42 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 634.695 km (394 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 18:42:43 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000qcv3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qcv3. Exact location of event, longitude -178.4428 West, latitude -18.0462 South, depth = 634.695 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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