M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 12:27 PM GMT+13 (23:27 UTC), 574 km (356 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-05 23:27:46 UTC
- Depth
- 573.7 km (356.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.966° S, 178.154° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 15239 days ago · 581 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15231 days ago · 531 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15224 days ago · 401 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15212 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15210 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15208 days ago · 554 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002as4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.