M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 2, 1985, 7:36 PM GMT+13 (06:36 UTC), 559 km (347 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-02 06:36:23 UTC
- Depth
- 559.0 km (347.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.363° S, 178.375° 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 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 15205 days ago · 560 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15204 days ago · 554 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.9Fiji region · 15166 days ago · 545 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 15208 days ago · 591 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 15210 days ago · 629 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15212 days ago · 615 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15215 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15219 days ago · 401 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15226 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15231 days ago · 662 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 574 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bjg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.