M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 2, 1985, 7:39 AM GMT+13 (18:39 UTC), 591 km (367 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-01 18:39:14 UTC
- Depth
- 590.9 km (367.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.067° S, 178.439° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 15208 days ago · 559 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15206 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15204 days ago · 554 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15172 days ago · 641 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.9Fiji region · 15167 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 15149 days ago · 636 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 5.3Fiji region · 15210 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15213 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15216 days ago · 549 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15227 days ago · 531 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15232 days ago · 662 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bj8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.