A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (134 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 08:30:09 / October 21, 2025 @ 8:30 am. The temblor was picked up at 08:30:09 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.7358 West, latitude -17.4809 South, depth = 544.84 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 544.84 km (339 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmsr. Id of event: us6000rmsr.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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