A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji (134 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6656 West, latitude -17.7943 South, depth = 565.087 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 17:06:45 / 5:06 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 565.087 km (351 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000qwxz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qwxz. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 17:06:45 / August 23, 2025 @ 5:06 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-one 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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