Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 28, 1985, 7:25 PM GMT+13 (06:25 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-01-28 06:25:42 UTC
Depth
615.0 km (382.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.981° S, 178.946° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 15210 days ago · 629 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 15207 days ago · 591 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 15207 days ago · 559 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 15205 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 15171 days ago · 641 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 5.9Fiji region · 15166 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 15215 days ago · 549 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 15231 days ago · 662 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bez. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.