A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (115 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 10:26:59 / October 5, 2025 @ 10:26 am. Exact location, longitude -178.991° West, latitude -17.6268° South, depth = 536.089 km. Unique identifier: us6000rexi. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rexi. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 536.089 km (333 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:26:59 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji.

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