M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 8:54 PM GMT+13 (07:54 UTC), 401 km (249 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-21 07:54:03 UTC
- Depth
- 400.7 km (249.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.887° S, 177.834° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 15207 days ago · 559 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15205 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15204 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.9Fiji region · 15166 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b87. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.