A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 259 km E of Levuka, Fiji (161 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/25 / 2025-10-16 18:43:39 / October 16, 2025 @ 6:43 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:43:39 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rhm9. Id of event: us6000rhm9. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 567.731 km (353 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.2329° West, latitude -17.9442° South, depth = 567.731 km.

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 259 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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