A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:35:48 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -179.878 West, latitude -23.5332 South, depth = 562.105 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 05:35:48 / August 23, 2025 @ 5:35 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 562.105 km (349 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000r3a2. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r3a2.

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

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