M3.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 3, 1985, 5:52 PM GMT+12 (05:52 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-03 05:52:05 UTC
- Depth
- 563.7 km (350.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.328° S, 178.324° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15208 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15191 days ago · 528 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15189 days ago · 659 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ap7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.