A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji (174 miles). 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: 23/12/25 / 2025-12-23 06:26:30 / December 23, 2025 @ 6:26 am. The temblor was picked up at 06:26:30 / 6:26 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 465.66 km (289 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -178.0743 West, latitude -18.5095 South, depth = 465.66 km. Unique identifier: us7000rkb2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000rkb2.

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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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