A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji (143 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 588.021 km (365 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.5036° West, -18.0154° South, depth 588.021 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rf6n. Event ids that are associated: us6000rf6n. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 21:36:43 / October 6, 2025 @ 9:36 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:36:43 / 9:36 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
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